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Smith, Thomas Kilby to C.L. Pascal re: responding to autograph request

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07626 Author/Creator: Smith, Thomas Kilby Place Written: Fort Gaines, Alabama Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1865/03/24 Pagination: 2 p. 23.7 x 19.6 cm Order a Copy

"I...shall deem my sacrifices light if my name be considered worthy of record with those of the heroes who now bear our flag in triumph, or the illustrious dead who have fallen beneath its folds."

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