Wheeler, William A., 1819-1887 [To the Adjutant General of the State of New York]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02512.14 Author/Creator: Wheeler, William A., 1819-1887 Place Written: Malone, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 October 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy
Possibly to John Titcomb Sprague, who served as Adjutant General for the State of New York during the Civil War. Wheeler recommends Lieutenant Henry Clark of the 106th Regiment, New York Volunteers, to the position of Adjutant. Writes, "He is a young man if high character and capacity & I earnestly hope he may be appointed."
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