Civil War Letters of the Christie Family
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Author: Thomas D. Christie
Date: April 17, 1865
Location: Clyman, Wisconsin
Addressee: Diary Entry
Description: Not precisely a letter, Thomas' entry into James C. Christie's family diary describes the effect on the Christie family caused by the reports of Lincoln's assassination, and the news of the Confederate surrender arriving in Clyman nearly simultaneously with William G. Christie, freshly released from Confederate prison.



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