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Long, Eli, 1837-1903 to Eugene B. Beaumont

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01902 Author/Creator: Long, Eli, 1837-1903 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 29 June 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 33 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Copy of part of the report on Battle of Selma given to private Henry Prince. A secretary's copy of the official Battle Report from the Battle of Selma, 2 April 1865, signed by Long. Prince is praised for distinguished service, exhibiting "coolness and bravery while in discharge of...duties." Because of this praise the secretary made a personal copy of the report for Prince to keep for himself. On the final page Prince writes an autograph letter signed to his wife "Lizzie" explaining the report and asking her to keep it for him. The copy contains only part of Long's battle report, mostly containing the part where various soldiers are praised for their service, but also proclaiming Selma "the decisive fight of the campaign...the crushing and demoralizing defeat here given to the Confederate forces opposing us contributed in no small degree to the success of our expedition."

Long, Eli, 1837-1903
Beaumont, Eugene Beauharnais, 1837-1916
Prince, Henry, 1849-?
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Battle
Civil War
Military History
Union Forces
Union Soldier's Letter
Bravery
Confederate States of America
Infantry
The American Civil War

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