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Walker, Mary to Col. James Hardie

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06882 Author/Creator: Walker, Mary Place Written: Lewisville (?), Ky. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1864/09/23 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 24.9 x 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Seeking Presidential confirmation of Walker's rank as Major. "I told the President of the risks I encountered in being taken prisoner on purpose and preventing their attacking our army which we were hardly able to act."

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