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“boots and saddles” no more

From the Seneca County Courier July 13, 1865: LETTER FROM A SENECA FALLS SOLDIER-BOY. The following interesting letter is from a native of this town, who was among the very first to respond to the President’s first call for Volunteers … Continue reading

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Hoosier press

death and taxes … and politics? From The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Seven: TELEGRAM TO GENERAL U.S. GRANT. WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, December 19, 1863. GENERAL GRANT, Chattanooga, Tennessee: The Indiana delegation in Congress, or at least a … Continue reading

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