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Twitchell, Franklin S. Letter, 1863 April 19. 1 letter. Location: MISC:T. Union soldier serving in Louisiana during the Civil War. Letter written to his sister describing a battle near Clinton, La. in the vicinity of Port Hudson. Mentions Brigadier Generals Godfrey Weitzel and Cuvier Grover's maneuvers against Confederate troops. Discusses scarcity of food. Mss. 3744.