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Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 to Maria

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08311.19 Author/Creator: Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Summit Point Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 September 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : + envelope Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

17 miles from Harper's Ferry. artillery going on 2 or 3 miles away. one of the boys shot an adder in the tent the other day. it was a foot long. if he had gone to Harrisburg, he would have gotten $500 local bounty.

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