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Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865 to: Mary [Armstrong].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06734.007 Author/Creator: Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1865/03/04 Pagination: 8 p. Order a Copy

Reports on rumor that Sherman has been defeated, hopes it isn't true, talks about great number of dead and burial procedures, remarks on slavery as the sin of the South.

Armstrong, Hallock, 1824-1904

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