Baker family. Letters, 1861-1863. 14 items.
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John Baker's 8 Nov. 1862 letter describes his march to Lexington and pillaging a "secesh" house along the way; and his 16 Nov. 1862 letter from Harrodsburg describes a hospital full of Confederates wounded at the Battle of Perryville.
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