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Miller, James, fl. 1863 to: Wilmor W. Morris.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06451.062 Author/Creator: Miller, James, fl. 1863 Place Written: Camp near Potomac Creek, [Va.] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1863/04/17 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy

Miller's company is packed up and expects to move any time now but he is not sure of their destination. He suspects that Wilmor has fallen for the "the tender looks and pleasant actions of that blue eyed lass with the curls who lives in Wilkinsburgh." Miller asserts that he is ready to keep on fighting for the "the rebs have got to knock under if it takes all the men and money in the north to do it with."

Morris, George M., fl. 1861

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