Griffin, Charles, 1825-1867 to William Sprague
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02463.07 Author/Creator: Griffin, Charles, 1825-1867 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 October 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 21 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy
Brigadier General Griffin writes to Sprague, Governor of Rhode Island. Recommends W. W. Buckley (possibly William W. Buckley), of the Rhode Island Artillery, to Sprague's favorable notice for promotion. Remarks that Buckley has served as 1st Lieutenant of a battery for 14 months, and "has passed through several engagements with great credit to himself & state and has earned his promotion by his gallant conduct on the battlefield."
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