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Morgan, George Washington, 1820-1893 to Andrew Johnson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05045.01 Author/Creator: Morgan, George Washington, 1820-1893 Place Written: Cumberland Gap, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 August 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21.4 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy

Discusses Union victory by De Courcy's brigade on 6 August 1862. "It is rumored that Kentucky is to be invaded." Written to Johnson as Military Governor of Tennessee.

Morgan, George Washington, 1820-1893
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
de Courcy, John Fitzroy, 1821-1890

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