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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00066.076 Author/Creator: Pearce, Edgar, fl. 1861-1864 Place Written: Corinth, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 3, 1862 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Edgar Pearce writes this letter from camp, 8 miles from Corinth, and describes the march to Corinth.

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