Civil War letter of James Henry Platt, 1861 Dec. 21.

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Civil War letter of James Henry Platt, 1861 Dec. 21.

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Autograph letter signed by Capt. James H. Platt, written to his wife from "Camp Griffin, Va." Includes Platt's description of his first experience in battle, listening to a Confederate prisoner explain how faulty intelligence led to their defeat at Dranseville, Va., and learns of the dreaded Lousiana Tiger Zouaves.

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