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Longstreet, James, 1821-1904 to Pierre G.T. Beauregard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02459.22 Author/Creator: Longstreet, James, 1821-1904 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 25, 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 18 cm, Width: 14.7 cm Order a Copy

James Longstreet requests permission to return to Richmond. Since bad weather seems "to render a speedy advance improbable," he requests "authority to return to Richmond," but is willing to stay if needed.

Longstreet, James, 1821-1904
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893

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