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Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865 to Hattie and Jasper Allison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.24.014 Author/Creator: Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 September 1862 Pagination: 8 p. : envelope ; Order a Copy

One letter from Eben Allison to Hattie and Jasper Allison dated September 25, 1862. Writes about adulation of crowds as his unit passed through a town, guard duty and orders to shoot a comrade if he tries to leave the camp. Written at Camp Alabama.

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865
Allison, Jasper, fl. 1861-1865
Allison, Hattie, fl. 1861-1864

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