Letter, 1886, Gainesville, Ga. [to] General Hill.

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Letter, 1886, Gainesville, Ga. [to] General Hill.

Lt. General, Confederate States of America, Minister to Turkey, 1880-1881. Letter asking Hill if he remembers a particular incident which occurred near Sharpsburg in the Civil War.

1 p. ; 23 x 15 cm.

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