Papers, 1862-1863.

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Papers, 1862-1863.

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Letters from Spaulding commenting on army life and his work building pontoon bridges during the Peninsular Campaign and later across the Potomac and the Shenandoah. Most of the letters are addressed to John Dunklee, proprietor of the Clifton Hotel, Niagara Falls. The collection also contains two countersigns for April 3 and 20, 1862, of the Army of the Potomac.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6998534

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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