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.
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