Duke, Basil Wilson, 1838-1916 to unknown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05008 Author/Creator: Duke, Basil Wilson, 1838-1916 Place Written: Williamston, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 September 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy
Reports on nearby Union movements, and a reported advance "upon the Independence road, between Independence & Colemansville." Addressed to "Genl," most likely for Braxton Bragg since he was in charge of the Kentucky campaign, and because the docket mirrors those on other letters sent to Bragg. At the time the Confederate invasion of Kentucky was going successfully, as they successfully pushed further into the state.
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