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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.022 Author/Creator: Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter Date: 4 December 1864 Pagination: 3 p. ; 24.9 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

The author states that based on Jannis' orders, he visited the pickets three times during his tour of duty as field officer of the day. Written at Fort Sedgwick

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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