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Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? to mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04662.061 Author/Creator: Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? Place Written: Jacksonville, Florida Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1864/3/15 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

He is acting Chief Quartermaster for the Department. He encloses a copy of the Free South, a newspaper printed by the army which contains some Confederate articles [not included]. One Southern article tells of another battle in Florida, which Walbridge does not consider a battle since only one union soldier was killed. He notes that Southern losses were much higher.

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

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