Autograph letter signed, 1863 Dec. 13.

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Autograph letter signed, 1863 Dec. 13.

Letter from John Henry Hammond, Bridgeport, Ala., to Gen. George B. McClellan, describing the entire Chattanooga Campaign including hand-drawn map of the battlefield.

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