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Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876 to Daniel Ruggles

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02459.05 Author/Creator: Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876 Place Written: Pensacola, Florida Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 November 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Expresses sympathy for Daniel Ruggles' sickness and his wish that Ruggles is "promoted or assigned the immediate command" of Fort Barrancas. States that Confederate General Mansfield Lovell will "have difficulty in passing the ordeal of Congress." Written at Fort Barrancas.

Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876
Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897
Lovell, Mansfield, 1822-1884

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