Lovell, Mansfield, 1822-1884 to Marius Manning Kimmel
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02456.15 Author/Creator: Lovell, Mansfield, 1822-1884 Place Written: Holly Springs, Mississippi Type: Letter Date: 18 October 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.1 x 18.8 cm. + 1 engraving ; b&w ; 27.8 x 19.4 cm Order a Copy
General Lovell writes to Kimmel, Assistant Adjutant General. Reports that the 1st Corps is divided into two divisions. General Lloyd Tilghman has been assigned command of the 1st Division, and General Albert Rust the 2nd. There are three brigades per division, and brigades of the 1st Division will be commanded by Colonels William Edwin Baldwin, A. Heiman (possibly Adolphus Heiman), and D. A. Russell. General John B. Villepigue will command the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, and other brigades in the 2nd division will be commanded by senior colonels whose names are not included. Encloses a return of the 1st Division (not included). Lovell writes from the Headquarters of the First Corps. One bust engraving of Lovell included as collateral.
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