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Miller, Michael Murray (1861-1864) to Lile Miller [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02155.008 Author/Creator: Miller, Michael Murray (1861-1864) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 September 1861 Pagination: 4 p. ; 19.9 x 13.1 cm. Order a Copy

Written at Camp Tennaly. Writes, "...every thing is very quiet, when every thing is so quiet i get the horrors i never feel Better than when we are moving..."

Miller, Michael M

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