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Poe, Orlando Metcalfe, 1832-1895 to all whom it may concern

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02463.16 Author/Creator: Poe, Orlando Metcalfe, 1832-1895 Place Written: Alexandria, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 September 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy

Poe writes as Colonel, 2nd Michigan Volunteers. Recommends the promotion of Charles C. Baker, Company "C," 2nd Regiment Michigan Volunteers. Notes that a promotion would be given to Baker in his own regiment if there was a vacancy.

Poe, Orlando Metcalf, 1832-1895
Baker, Charles C., fl. 1841-1862

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