Would it be possible for the full text of the letter to be transcribed, or copies of the letter made? I have found that additional details which I can find because of my familiarity with the area are frequently in the text. I found this to be the case with letters from a wounded Federal cavalryman from Kentucky who was left at a farmhouse and was nursed by the family for months before he was sent back to Kentucky. The good news is that he missed the Sultana, which was the transport for all the Federals captured at this engagement.
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