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Davidson, John Wynn, 1825-1881 to Edwin D. Morgan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02457.04 Author/Creator: Davidson, John Wynn, 1825-1881 Place Written: Harrison's Landing, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 July 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Recommending Captain Edward Martindale for promotion. States Martindale, who served in the Subsistence Department, acted with distinction in the recent battles before Richmond, Virginia.

Morgan, Edwin Denison, 1811-1883
Davidson, John Wynn, 1825-1881

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