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Union Soldier's Letter to His Wife

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Union Soldier's Letter to His Wife
<B>Great Content Union Soldier's Letter</B></I> by J. Henry Jenks, 4 pages, 5" x 8", Algiers, La., July 7, 1864, writing to his wife about his troops preparations to leave Louisiana and hopes for the family's future is he does not survive the war. In small part: "<I>Another steamer landed this side of the river to night loaded with troops a part of the 13th corps... I guess Gen. Grant means to get all his forces together and take Lee and Richmond by storm... if I die, tell my little boy... his father fought and died in the glorious cause of his country...</B></I>". Very clean and legible, and accompanied by the original transmittal envelope. <I>From the collection of Henry E. Luhrs.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)