Letters, 1852.

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Letters, 1852.

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Letters to his wife while working on a Railroad survey in Wisconsin in the late 1850's and while serving in the 16th United States Infantry during the Civil War. Undated letter fragment states that Gen. Buell is a "rebbel" and that the troops will shoot him the first chance they get.

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