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19 January 1865: “expressing my sympathy for you in your double sore bereavement”

Posted on 19 Jan ’15 by

Item Description: Letter dated 19 January 1865 to the widow of George Hovey Cadman. Cadman was a soldier in the 39th Ohio Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Item Citation: Folder 10, George Hovey Cadman Papers, #122, Southern Historical Collection, … Continue reading →

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5 October 1864: “not one tear of affection shed at her grave”

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Item Description: Letter dated 5 October 1864 written by Eliza Jane Lord DeRosset to her son, Louis Henry. Item Citation: From folder 62 in the DeRosset Family Papers (#00214), Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel … Continue reading →

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