Union soldier Henry Civil War letter, 1863 June 4.

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Union soldier Henry Civil War letter, 1863 June 4.

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Describes camp food, living conditions and the dangerous local wildlife, deaths of men in his unit, the quality of the land for agriculture, the prospects of the Confederates surrendering Port Hudson, and Banks's refusal of a Confederate offer to surrender if they could keep their arms.

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