Letter : near Gaylesville, on Little River, Ala., to Newell H. Brown, Plainview, Ill., 1864 Oct. 22.

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Letter : near Gaylesville, on Little River, Ala., to Newell H. Brown, Plainview, Ill., 1864 Oct. 22.

Describes an 18-day pursuit of General Hood through northern Alabama. Discusses the health of the Army of the Cumberland under General Sherman and Abraham Lincoln's candidacy for re-election.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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