Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879 to Edwin M. Stanton
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00782.04 Author/Creator: Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879 Place Written: Lookout Valley, Tennessee Type: Letter signed Date: December 4, 1863 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Recommends that Brigadier General John W. Geary be promoted for his service in the Battle of Wauhatchie. Endorsement on the verso signed by generals Ulysses S. Grant, Joseph Hooker, George H. Thomas, and James A. Hardie support the request. Thomas's endorsement dated December 5, 1863, Grant's endorsement dated December 4, 1863.
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