Gibbon, John, 1827-1896 to Henry Jackson Hunt

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GLC#
GLC02382.052-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
15 November 1884
Author/Creator
Gibbon, John, 1827-1896
Title
to Henry Jackson Hunt
Place Written
Fort Laramie, Wyoming
Pagination
8 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 29.7 cm
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

He has been asked to write a description of battlefields and monuments. Mentions his approval of Hunt's writing an account of the Battle of Gettysburg. Asks Hunt about writing for "free" or "money." Refers to the Democratic victory. Written at Fort Laramie

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