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Civil War Letter: Parker, Benjamin from Tennally Town to Sister Louisa, 1864Entry/Object ID
AM1993.37.50Scope and Content
Civil War Letter: Parker, Benjamin from Tennally Town to Sister Louisa, 1864. He is 6 miles from Washington. He went to Georgetown. He has turned in napsacks and can only carry what is on his back, rubber blanket and shelter tent.
The letter has an engraving picture at the top. It is Interior View of the U.S. Barracks General Hospital New Orleans.
There is no signature to letter. The letter is only 1 page as the remainder of letter is missing, Dated August 9, 1864.Lexicon
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