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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08311.42 Author/Creator: Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Alexandria, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 May 1865 Pagination: 4 p. + envelope ; 20.7 x 26.2 cm. Order a Copy

2 miles from Alexandria. describes the terrain. when they marched on Richmond, heard a citizen of Richmond say, "the whole North must be here..." Written in a camp near Alexandria.

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