Gibbon, John, 1827-1896 to Frank A. Haskell
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02462.07 Author/Creator: Gibbon, John, 1827-1896 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 September [1862?] Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Orders Haskell and his troops to rendezvous with Gibbon and his men inside Washington. Dated to 9:30 PM. Signed as Brigadier General. Also mentions Sixth Wisconsin and General Hooker. Day and month given, but no year. Written some time between 1861 and 1863, most likely 1861.
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