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Wainwright, Charles Sheils, 1826-1907 to Henry Jackson Hunt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.006 Author/Creator: Wainwright, Charles Sheils, 1826-1907 Place Written: Sharpsburg, Maryland Type: Letter Date: 23 October 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 13.6 cm Order a Copy

United States Military Telegram. He reports procuring artillery horses (preparation for Fredericksburg) and questions when the next lot of horses will arrive from Washington. Wainwright, Chief of Artillery for the 13th Corps, was later breveted General.

Wainwright, Charles Sheils, 1826-1907
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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