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Dederer, Nicholas A. (fl. 1862-1863) to Peter B. Rathbone

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04703.01 Author/Creator: Dederer, Nicholas A. (fl. 1862-1863) Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Letter Date: 10 September 1862 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy

The regiment's journey from Elmira to Baltimore by rail. Their march through the city, his wish for "the shoulder straps of a captain instead of a Lieut[ant's]."

Dederer, N. A., fl. 1862-1863
Rathbone, Peter B., fl. 1862-1863

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