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Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897 [Defense of conduct at the Battle of Shiloh]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00617.02 Author/Creator: Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 1878 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 36 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

A report on the Battle of Shiloh defending his conduct against claims made in a biography of A.S. Johnston by Johnston's half-brother William Preston Johnston, entitled: The life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, embracing his services in the armies of the United States, the republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. Quotes Braxton Bragg. Describes W.P. Johnston's work as "infamous calumny on the military record of myself and the troops I had there." Written in pencil.

Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897

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