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Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888 to Joseph S. Fullerton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03789.01 Author/Creator: Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888 Place Written: Chattanooga, Tennessee Type: Letter signed Date: 27 October 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19.6 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Major General Commanding Sheridan writes to Major Fullerton to relay Confederate troop movements from camps on Missionary Ridge during the siege of Chattanooga.

Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888
Fullerton, J. S. (Joseph Scott), fl. 1863

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