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Burpee, Thomas Francis (1830 - 1864) J.W. Thayer, Esq.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.115 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis (1830 - 1864) Place Written: Camp near Warrenton, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 November 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 21.2 x 13.2 cm. Order a Copy

He writes she must have learned from the paper that the army has moved.speculates that McClellan could have destroyed the Rebels after the battle of Antietam, but he stopped to recruit, thus giving the Rebels time to regroup.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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