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[[Transcript of Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, March 7, 1864]

Description: Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his company's month long expedition across the Confederacy before heading back to a camp in Tennessee near Vicksburg. He briefly mentions his journey to Meridian, Mississippi where he and his company tore up all the railroads for 10 miles and burnt all train cars and locomotives.
Date: March 17, 1864
Partner: McWhiney History Education Group
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