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Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898 to Nathaniel Prentiss Banks

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02330.02 Author/Creator: Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898 Place Written: Marriottsville, Maryland Type: Letter Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 11.3 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

General Rosecrans writes, "Orders to come to See You Telegraph me at Harpers Ferry or Martinsburg or send word to Winchester when I can meet you." Date indicated as "12th 1863," most likely June 12, 1863 during the Gettysburg Campaign, only a few days before Winchester was evacuated by the federal forces. Letter is secretarially written and signed.

Rosecrans, William S., 1819-1898
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894
Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890
McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885
Abercrombie, John Joseph, 1798-1877
McClellan, George B., 1826-1885
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

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