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Clapp, George (fl. 1839-1892) to parents

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09355.007 Author/Creator: Clapp, George (fl. 1839-1892) Place Written: Fairfax Court House, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 June 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 19.5 x 11.9 cm. Order a Copy

Has received two letters from them since he last wrote. Has not had time to write because "we have been on a continued move." Has been here for three days, but "expect to move every moment." It is impossible to know where they are going. Is now "a number of miles" north of the Rappahannock river and close to Washington D.C. "I should think that Hooker thought there was no other troops in the army but the 6th corps" given what he has put them through.

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

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