Nathaniel Prentiss Banks correspondence, 1863 and undated.

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Nathaniel Prentiss Banks correspondence, 1863 and undated.

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Letter written by Banks from Alexandria, Va., to "Dear James" mentioning battles at Monets Bluff and Cane River, near New Orleans (during the Red River Expedition); together with cover letter (1863) that an enclosure be printed on a ship for distribution in the country.

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