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Walbridge, Charles E. (b. 1842) to mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04662.021 Author/Creator: Walbridge, Charles E. (b. 1842) Place Written: Glouster Point, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1862/12/19 Pagination: 4 p. + enclosure Order a Copy

Regiment has received orders to be ready to march by the next morning. He worries about whether or not they will return to this camp. The enclosure wishes his mother a merry Christmas and indicates that he sent money.

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

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