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Roy, Thomas B., fl. 1864 to Gustavus Woodson Smith

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01937 Author/Creator: Roy, Thomas B., fl. 1864 Place Written: Savannah, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 November 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Roy, Assistant Adjutant General, writes from Head Quarters of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Relates the orders of the Department Commander, Lieutenant General William Joseph Hardee, to Smith. Hardee instructs Smith to "proceed at once with the first two trains of your troops which may arrive at Savannah to night... if you find yourself the ranking officer present... assume command and drive the Enemy back to their gunboats."

Smith, Gustavus Woodson, 1821-1896
Roy, Thomas B., fl. 1864
Hardee, William Joseph, 1815-1873

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