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Van Nuys, John H., fl. 1861-1862 to Samuel Watson Van Nuys

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07687.117 Author/Creator: Van Nuys, John H., fl. 1861-1862 Place Written: Cincinnati, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 January 1862 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; 20.2 x 12.4 cm. Order a Copy

Details of journey home, including finding two acquaintances in a hospital near Grafton. Souls and the movements of Gen. Banks, although he expresses some doubt about the truth of the latter. Relates an incident near Cincinnati in which a soldier slipped and was killed while boarding a train.

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