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- GLC#
- GLC00233
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- October 28, 1861
- Author/Creator
- Meane, John, fl. 1861
- Title
- to Julia S. Moulton
- Place Written
- Muddy Branch, Maryland
- Pagination
- 4 p. : envelope Height: 21 cm, Width: 13 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Discusses the aftermath of the Battle of Ball's Bluff, which occurred on October 21, 1861. Written on Connecticut multi-color magnus letterhead with matching patriotic envelope. Mentions seeing McClellan, who was using their movements as a possible ruse to lure the enemy from Manassas. Discusses ambulances and wounded men. Also mentions the death of Colonel and United States Senator Edward D. Baker, "You have heard of the death of Col. Baker of the California Reg."
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