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Oliver, Daniel M., b. ca. 1844. Letter, 13 September 1863. 2 items.
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In a letter addressed to his father, Morris Oliver, dated 13 September 1863, Cpl. Daniel M. Oliver, Co. C, 6th Indiana Cavalry regiment, mentions that his regiment has been stationed at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, for two weeks. Oliver, a Union soldier in the Civil War, states that he has been on picket duty for five days and nights. He mentions that four companies have left Lexington for Cumberland Gap to guard a baggage train to Gen. Burnside.