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Potter, Horace B., fl. 1862-1865 [Collection of Horace B. Potter, A company, 153rd regiment, New York, infantry][Decimalized .01-.93]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.38 Author/Creator: Potter, Horace B., fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: various Type: Header Record Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 93 items Order a Copy

Collection of letters belonging to Horace B. Potter dated 1861-1865. Primary correspondents were his parents, Lucius F. and Adaline M. Potter. Letters discuss punishing soldiers and anti-emancipation sentiments. The collection also includes one American Express, one Adams Express, and one Western Union telegraph bulletin for Company A, Army of the Potomac.

Walter, Samuel, fl. 1861
Zuck, Abam, fl. 1861
Potter, Lucius F., fl. 1862-1865
Potter, Horace B., fl. 1862-1865
Potter Adaline M., fl. 1862-1865
Potter, Augusta, fl. 1863
Turr, J.H., fl. 1863
Potter, Gurrie, fl. 1863
Buckholden, H.H., fl. 1865

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