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Gallie, John B., 1806-1863 to Roswell Ellis

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00572.02 Author/Creator: Gallie, John B., 1806-1863 Place Written: Savannah, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 21, 1853 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Addressed to Lieutenant Roswell Ellis, commanding officer of the Columbus Guard (Georgia). From Gallie as the Captain of the Chatham Artillery, W.H.C. Mills as the Captain of the Phoenix Riflemen, and C.A. Lamar as Captain of the Georgia Hussars. Invites the Columbus Guard to join the Oglethorpe Infantry of Augusta in a joint parade and picnic when they visit Savannah. Paul J. Semmes was the Captain of the Columbus Guard. Gallie reached the rank of major during the Civil War; he was killed in action at Fort McCallister in 1863.

Gallie, John B., 1806-1863
Ellis, Roswell, fl. 1853-1861
Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863
Mills, W.H.C., fl. 1853
Lamar, C.A., fl. 1853

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