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Morgan, Charles Hale, 1834-1875 to Henry Jackson Hunt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.004 Author/Creator: Morgan, Charles Hale, 1834-1875 Place Written: Virginia Type: Letter Date: 19 October 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 13.7 cm Order a Copy

United States Military Telegram from Couch's Headquarters. He questions the appropriate number of enlisted soldiers for artillery corps, writes "The rush of recruits for my batteries is tremendous though bitterly opposed by infantry commanders." Transcript available.

Morgan, Charles Hale, 1834-1875
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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