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Miller, Michael Murray (1861-1864) to Lile Miller

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02155.036 Author/Creator: Miller, Michael Murray (1861-1864) Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 February 1862 Pagination: 6 p. ; 19 x 12.3 cm. Order a Copy

Written at Camp Pierpont to his wife. Complains that married women in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (where he was from) throw parties for and "walk the streets" with the Porter Guards.

The Porter Guards, from New York, were stationed in Gettysburg.

Miller, Michael M

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