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Parrott, Henry C. to Sophia Parrot

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03858.02.05 Author/Creator: Parrott, Henry C. Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 November 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 31.9 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Henry's regiment marched through Nashville to where they are now camped. He appreciates the letters he has received; they are "worth more than a hundred dollars away down here in rebeldom." A rail broke under a train bound for Louisville and three cars full of men derailed and fell down an embankment.

Parrott, Henry C
Parrott, Sophia
Parrott, Margaret
Parrott, John A
Morgan, ?
Post, Philip Sidney, 1833-1895
Rosencrans, ?
Vallandingham, fl. 1861-1877
Bragg, fl. 1862-1865
Grose, William, 1812-1900

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