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McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885 to George D. Ramsay

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02455.08 Author/Creator: McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885 Place Written: Orange, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 August 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

As a private citizen, McClellan writes to Chief of Ordnance General George D. Ramsay to introduce Mr. Adolph Schniewind, who "has it in his power to arrange for imparting our government the secret of the great superiority manifested by the Prussian projectiles in the recent war with Denmark."

McClellan, George B., 1826-1885
Ramsay, George Douglas, 1802-1882

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