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Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888 to Horatio Wright

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03431 Author/Creator: Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 October 1865 Pagination: Order a Copy

Enclosing an order sending General Frederick Steele to the Department of the Columbia, and stating that General Godfrey Weitzel should replace him. The third page is written vertically. One full length seated engraving of Sheridan included.

Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888
Wright, Horatio Gouverneur, 1820-1899
Steele, Frederick, 1819-1868
Weitzel, G. (Godfrey), 1835-1884

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