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Cassitt, Charles E., fl. 1861 to Gideon Pillow

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00798 Author/Creator: Cassitt, Charles E., fl. 1861 Place Written: Randolph, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 14, 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12 cm Order a Copy

Letter written on patriotic Confederate stationery featuring a portrait of Jefferson Davis. Charles E. Cassitt, Captain of the "Shelby Rifles" under Colonel J. Knox Walker, writes about the incompetence and lying of his commanding office. Noted at bottom: "Unofficial." Transcript available. Letter written at Fort Wright.

Cassitt, Charles E., fl. 1861
Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Cassitt, Charles E., fl. 1861
Walker, Joseph Knox, 1818-1863

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