McKeever, Edwin, fl. 1864 "To all whom it may concern"
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02254.36 Author/Creator: McKeever, Edwin, fl. 1864 Place Written: New Bern, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19 cm, Width: 24 cm Order a Copy
Writes that although he had no order from R.T. Renshaw to burn a bridge at Little Washington, North Carolina, orders from Captain Graham led McKeever to "unhesitatingly say that I understood him to direct me to burn the Bridge." Signed by Mckeever as Acting Ensign and ex-officer of the U.S. steamer Louisiana.
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