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Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893 [Endorsements of Confederate Generals Pierre G.T. Beauregard and Joseph E. Johnston]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00877 Author/Creator: Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893 Place Written: Greensboro, North Carolina Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: April 29, 1865 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Autograph letter signed of Brigadier General Thomas Jordan to Pierre G.T. Beauregard endorsed three times by Beauregard. Also endorsed by General Joseph E. Johnston in pencil. Written on blue paper. Dated April 29, 1865

Jordan, Thomas, 1819-1895
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891

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