Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? to Louise Walbridge
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04663.59 Author/Creator: Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? Place Written: Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 March 1865 Pagination: 5 p. : Order a Copy
Weather: winter in Buffalo, spring in camp. Believes the fighting will be over by mid-summer, possibly June. News concerning Sherman, Sheridan, and Grant. He has been "brevetted" to the rank of a major, "Brevets I suppose you know are a kind of honorary degree...They entitle the recipient to the rank, but not to the pay..."
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