Civil War recruiting letter, 1861.

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Civil War recruiting letter, 1861.

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A negative photocopy of a letter dated October, 14, 1861, written by Captain Homer R. Stoughton while in West Randolph, Vermont, the headquarters of the Second Company of Vermont Sharp Shooters, to an unidentified individual, asking if any men had been enlisted to date, as he is expecting to leave the state by October 25th.

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Vermont Historical Society

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Stoughton, Homer R., 1836-1902.

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