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Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865 to: Wife, Daughters & Son.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06734.001 Author/Creator: Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865 Place Written: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: [n.d.] Pagination: 4 p. : [Badly waterstained, folded & brittle. Extremely fragile.] Order a Copy

Marked "No 1"; seemingly first letter sent to family while on post. Reports on news about Sherman & Charleston having fallen.

Armstrong, Hallock, 1824-1904

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