Gatlin, Richard Caswell, 1809-1896 to George Wortham
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02233.40 Author/Creator: Gatlin, Richard Caswell, 1809-1896 Place Written: Raleigh, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 May 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 22.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Gatlin received Wortham's recommendations for promotions for Best and Penny but cannot issue any other commissions until the commission for Captain Ryals is issued.
Richard C. Gatlin, after retiring early in the war as a Confederate Brigadier General, served as the adjutant general and inspector general for North Carolina.
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