August 30, 1861
Jones, Samuel, 1819-1887
Autograph letter signed
Title: to Pierre G.T. Beauregard
General Jones writes to Beauregard, commander of the First Corps, Army of the Potomac. Requests to take Lieutenant [J.J.?] Garnett, presently Second Lieutenant in the Washington Artillery, as his aid-de-camp. Writes, "I have no one on my staff or in my Brigade who has received a Military Education at West Point, or elsewhere that I am aware of..."
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