May 5, 1864
Van Valkenburgh, Gerrit S., 1835-1885
to Mary B. Van Valkenburgh
Written by Gerrit, a transplanted Northerner fighting for the South, to his mother Mary. Begins by asking "Can the years that have passed since I saw you last - can the position that I have taken in this Civil War, have alienated me entirely from...
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