Letter : to Gen. Gideon Pillow, 1861 September 7.

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Letter : to Gen. Gideon Pillow, 1861 September 7.

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Holograph letter written at Camp Davis, Columbus, Ky., requesting to return to duty.

1 item (1 leaf) ; 23 x 21 cm.

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7593977

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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