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A letter written by Robert H. Dungan to John W.C. O’Neal in regard to Dungan's brother, who was killed on July 2, 1863. (Matt McClain/For The Washington Post)

Rare letters from kin of missing soldiers are donated to Gettysburg museum

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Rare letters from grieving Confederate families seeking the remains of loved ones killed at Gettysburg have been donated to a museum. The letters, written to Dr. John W.C. O’Neal, reveal the struggles of Southern families to recover their dead. The donation includes O’Neal’s personal items and was made by his great-great-granddaughter, Barbara Crapster-Pregont.

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