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Clay, H. L., fl. 1863-1864 to Samuel W. Melton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02460.10.02 Author/Creator: Clay, H. L., fl. 1863-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: February 19, 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 8.5 cm Order a Copy

Clay, Assistant Adjutant General for Confederate General Samuel Cooper writes that Cooper does not advise diminishing the Army of Tennessee and does not approve the suggestion that General John Cabell Breckinridge's Regiment and Dortch's Battalion should be sent to General John H. Morgan. Discusses the command of Duke and Smith (possibly Basil Wilson Duke). Possibly written 19 February, and transmitted with GLC02460.10.01.

Clay, H. L., fl. 1863-1864
Duke, Basil Wilson, 1838-1916
Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864
Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875

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