Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 To his wife
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.140 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 June 1864 Pagination: 6 p. ; 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy
Continued June 13. Written in pencil while on picket duty "in a hole about four feet square." Describes the loneliness of picket duty and the unexpected orders to pull out which came on the morning of the 13th, possibly to Bermuda Hundreds. Asks his wife to send him paper, envelopes and newspapers.
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