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Letter by unidentified soldier addressed to his parents regarding the Union defeat of General Price. Datelined, ''Somerset [Ohio] Nov. 9th 1864,'' letter reads in part, ''...Father & Mother...Old Price has left Missouri and is move in Kansas the report is that our men have taking all of his cannon and his supply [?] and had killed some eight thousand of his men and he had disbanded the rest of them...'' 7.75'' x 12'' letter runs 2pp. written in black ink. Some toning and bleedthrough though text remains legible. Inexpertly repaired with tape to edges. Overall, good condition.
1864 Union Soldier Letter Regarding General Price -- ''...old Price has left Missouri...is move in Kansas...our men have taking all...his cannon...had killed...eight thousand of his men...''
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