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Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872 to Edward Davis Townsend

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01504.02.04 Author/Creator: Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Typed letter Date: June 25, 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Typed and signed as a true copy by Albert L. Mills as First Lieutenant and Adjutant First Cavalry. General Meade recommends the promotion of Captain Brisbin in the regular army based upon distinguished service with his Regiment in the Army of the Potomac. These typewritten copies date to circa 1887-1891 based on Mill's rank and assignment at the time.

Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872
Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893
Mills, Albert L., 1854-1916
Brisbin, James S. (James Sanks),1837-1892

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