Letter, 1861 Dec. 6.

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Letter, 1861 Dec. 6.

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Letter to Julia L. Cutler written during Conant's boat trip on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The author comments on the countryside; religion; Union camp life and habits; Confederate pride; his personal relationship with Miss Cutler; and a meeting between Confederate Colonel Benjamin Humphries and Union General Charles Pomeroy Stone. Conant also mentions "Union rebels" and their slaves on the Maryland shore.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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