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Contiary, A.L., fl. 1865 to Richard H. Jackson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07705.399 Author/Creator: Contiary, A.L., fl. 1865 Place Written: Potomac Flotilla off Point Lookout Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 June 1865 Pagination: 5 p. ; 20.5 x 26.2 cm. Order a Copy

He writes that he actually likes the people he met in Maryland and Virginia. And he doesn't have time to get homesick. There are about 400 troops guarding 22,000 Rebel prisoners at Point Lookout.

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