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Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 to Ethan A. Jenks

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.202 Author/Creator: Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed letter signed Date: 15 June 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 12.5 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Stanton, Secretary of War, reports that President Abraham Lincoln appoints Jenks "for gallant and meritorious conduct before Petersburg, Virginia, a Major of Volunteers, by brevet."

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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