McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885 to Secretary of War Simon Cameron
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02463.13 Author/Creator: McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885 Place Written: Arlington, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 October 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 20.8 x 26 cm. Order a Copy
General McDowell, commanding Division of the Potomac, writes to Cameron, Secretary of War. Recommends Captain James A. Hardie, 5th Artillery, for appointment as assistant inspector general. Writes "He is, beyond question, one of the most competent persons for the place in the Army and in every way worthy of it. He has no equal in many qualifications which he possesses for a staff officer."
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