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Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 to Thomas A. McParlin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02649.27 Author/Creator: Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed letter Date: 15 June 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.5 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Partially printed letter breveting McParlin a colonel "for faithful and meritorious service during the War." Asks for his acceptance of the brevet along with his oath, age, birthplace, and state of residence. On stationery of the War Department, with a stamped signature of Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton.

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
McParlin, T. A. (Thomas Andrew), 1825-1897

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