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Hughes, Alfred to Mary Hughes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02166.049 Author/Creator: Hughes, Alfred Place Written: Camp Chase, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 August 1862 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy

Departure of the POW's for Vicksburg; criticizing the political prisoners who chose to take the oath; deciding the fate of those who choose not to take the oath.

Hughes, Mary, fl. 1862
Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864

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