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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06734.009 Author/Creator: Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1865/03/07 Pagination: 8 p. Order a Copy

Talks about systematic pilfering of the Sanitary Commission by high ranking soldiers; also reports on seeing black troops: "Today for the first time I saw whole regiments of black troops…They appear quite as well on parade as their more thoroughly bleached 'brudders.' As soldiers they are not to be sneezed at I tell you…"

Armstrong, Hallock, 1824-1904

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