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- Liz Bezera on 7 February 1864: “to place helpless women in such a position as this! none but a base grovelling covetous yankee would do it.”
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15 December 1862: “It is my painful duty to write you a few lines informing you of the death of your son, cousin Benjamin N. Long.”
Item description: Letter, 15 December 1862, from James W. Jones to his uncle John Long informing him of the death of his son, Benjamin N. Long. The Long family of Alamance County, N.C., included John Long and Letitia R. Long … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rd Arkansas Regiment, Battle of Fredericksburg, Benjamin N. Long, chaplains, death notifications, Fredericksburg, John Long, Long family, Virginia
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