Atkeson-Morgan family. Letters, 1864-1895. 19 Items.
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In correspondence from Harvey Hale Kemper in Newport, Ky. to Samantha Atkeson in Buffalo, W. Va., Kemper claims that the draft has started in Ky. but that he would escape to Cuba if he was called: he tells of fighting in eastern Virginia; letters span from May 1864 to August 1865.
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