Pendleton, Alexander S., 1840-1864 to Rose Pendleton
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01652 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Alexander S., 1840-1864 Place Written: Winchester, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 January 1862 Pagination: 3 p. ; 21 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy
Alexander "Sandie" Pendleton, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson's aide, writes to his sister about his trip to Winchester, Virginia, from Romney, Virginia, where Confederate generals Richard Garnett and William Loring had their winter quarters. Asks her to send him clothes and boots (his shoes had been stolen). Discusses family correspondence and visits. Comments on the children playing around him as he writes. Written during Jackson's Shenandoah Valley campaign.
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