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McMurran, Joseph, fl. 1860 to Paul J. Semmes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00715.06 Author/Creator: McMurran, Joseph, fl. 1860 Place Written: Christiansburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 7, 1860 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 21 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

McMurran, a Virginia military man and editor of a paper in Christiansburg, Virginia, asks Semmes for a copy of his published work "Infantry Tactics." Docketed by Semmes. McMurran entered the 4th VA Cavalry in 1861 and eventually achieved the rank of sergeant major. He was wounded in action at Gettysburg and then Winchester.

McMurran, Joseph, fl. 1860
Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863

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