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Jones, Peter Franklin, fl. 1850-1880 [Civil War correspondence of Peter Franklin Jones, a Baptist pastor who was an officer in Griswold Light Cavalry, 21st New York Cavalry].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08213 Author/Creator: Jones, Peter Franklin, fl. 1850-1880 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document Date: circa 1850-1880 Pagination: Order a Copy

Covers the march to Winchester, Virginia, near Mechanicsburg Gap.

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