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Celerk, B.D., fl. 1861 to Cousin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07205.065 Author/Creator: Celerk, B.D., fl. 1861 Place Written: Petersburg, VA Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 21, 1865 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 13.7 cm, Width: 21.2 cm Order a Copy

He writes about picket and guard duty. Some of their pickets have been taken prisoner but he says it would be difficult to drive them away from their position.

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