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Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886 to Richard Yates

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02463.09 Author/Creator: Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 May 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 19.8 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy

Brigadier General Logan writes to Yates, Governor of Illinois (1861-1865). Reports that Captain McCook wishes to see Yates regarding the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel of the 31st Regiment. Has no objection "to the appointment of Capt. McCook or any other good man." Notes that the offices of Lieutenant Colonel and Major should be filled at once. Written on paper containing the printed image of General Don Carlos Buell as letterhead (in blue ink).

Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886
Yates, Richard, 1815-1873
Buell, Don Carlos, 1818-1898

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