Churchill, Byron (b. ca. 1846) to: Drazilla Churchill.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03859.04 Author/Creator: Churchill, Byron (b. ca. 1846) Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 August 1862 Pagination: 3 p. Order a Copy
Two men, Jonathan Snook and O.B. Boughton have been sent to Michigan to recruit soldiers for the company. Churchill is well and "as fat as a stuffed chicken." The Cavalry took 26 "cotton burners or guerillas," all of whom will presumably be released on parole of honor, "as General Ross, the Commander of this Post, has a peculiar way of returning fugitive slaves." Churchill speculates that some generals have sympathy for the "poor slave holder and nigger driver." David McCord and David Tyler are to be discharged and sent home.
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