Whitaker, Cary, 1831-1865 to George Wortham
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02233.14 Author/Creator: Whitaker, Cary, 1831-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note signed Date: 24 October 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope ; 9 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy
Requesting Wortham make sure "Janus McFarland of Co. G of your command...attend as witness on the Court Martial on Monday."
Cary Whitaker, captain and acting colonel CSA as well as judge advocate (1864-1865), died 20 April 1865 from battle wounds.
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