1863 HANDWRITTEN LETTER CIVIL WAR UNION SOLDIER - PILOT KNOB - LINCOLN DEAD?

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ONE OF FIVE LETTERS FROM A VERY RARE COLLECTION OF HANDWRITTEN LETTERS FROM A CIVIL WAR UNION SOLDIER TO HIS WIFE.  THIS ONE FINDS THE REGIMENT AT PILOT KNOB, MISSOURI, WHICH WOULD LATER BE THE CITE OF A CRITICAL BATTLE.  IN THE LETTER, THE SOLDIER INQUIRES ABOUT THE HEALTH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, IS HE SICK OR DEAD?  APPARENTLY THE TROOPS HAD NO COMMUNICATION DIRECTLY ABOUT THE WELL-BEING OF THE PRESIDENT.  ALSO REFERENCES WOMEN COMING TO VISIT THEIR HUSBANDS.
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