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Greene, George Sears, 1801-1899 to Edwin Denison Morgan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01597 Author/Creator: Greene, George Sears, 1801-1899 Place Written: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: November 2, 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Greene writes to Morgan, the New York Governor, about the loss of all but one field-grade officer in Greene's brigade. Mentions the death of Colonel Goodrich. He recommends that Richard Edely, the current chaplain, be appointed colonel of the 60th Regiment of New York Volunteers.

Greene, George Sears, 1801-1899
Morgan, Edwin Denison, 1811-1883
Edely, Richard, fl. 1862

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