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4 . 7 C I V I L WAR I N T H E E A S T 7 8 6 7 - 7 8 6 5
7862 AMERICA’S BLOODIEST PAV - ANTIETAM

In Septem ber Gen. Lee (5 2 , 0 0 0 men) Invaded M to th e & ta k e th e
pheddusie o H Richmond. On th e 17th at Antletam ,M d. he wad beaten by Gen.
(75,000 men) In an 18 houh b a tt£ e cod tin g each d id e 12,000 kt££ed & wounded. Lee
withdrew South in to U ih g in ia & th e ahea hound & C . H . . Linco£n had
th e v ic to h y he wanted do th a t he cou£d make hid "Em ancipation (qv 3 . 1 ) .

CSA SolduU'h hitch {Aoa Co.’C’ 4th Bn. S. Caho llot.; GORDONSI/ILLE/ VA., OCT 2 7862.
Black 'VUE W ; CSA 10c hate 62.

A yeah eah£ieh in Ju £ y 1861 th e ^ ih d t b a tt£ e th e wah to o k p£ace at Bu££ Run (CSA name
Manaddad) 20 mi£ed South o£ Uladhington between two vehy "gheen" ahm ied. Union Gen.
McDowe££'d ahmy ( 28,000 men) wad houted by a ahmy ( men) undeh Gen.
Beauhegahd; Union ki££ed & wounded about 1500, w h ite Con^edehate JCodded wehe abound 1900.

cdi TUDOR HALL/ VA, AUG 26 1861 , 'PAID 5'. h it eh {tom APO.
Lt. fine, 5th S. C a h o l i n a Vol. i {tom camp neat M

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