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Pearce, Edgar to Father

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00066.073 Author/Creator: Pearce, Edgar Place Written: Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 April 1862 Pagination: 5 p. : envelope ; 24.6 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses arrangements for his father to visit him. Also mentions a landing at Eastport which was deserted. Writes from "Camp Chiloh," possibly referring to Shiloh, in Tennessee.

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