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Pittman, Marc (Marquis deLafayette), 1835-1916

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1835 - 1916

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Marquis DeLafayette Pittman Civil War letters

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS721f
Scope and Content This collection consists of eight letters written by Marquis DeLafayette Pittman, signing himself as "Marc", between April and July of 1864. Most are addressed to "Lizzie" and all appear to be written to this same individual. In the letters Pittman describes the weather, visiting with his cousins, his concerns about the progress of the war, and his feelings for "Lizzie." In an apparent response to a letter he received from her urging him to return home in case the "Yanks get near" her, he...
Dates: 2 April 1864-11 July 1864