Benham, Tower S., fl. 1841-1865 to Sarah Ogden
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.003 Author/Creator: Benham, Tower S., fl. 1841-1865 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 July 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 12.1 cm Order a Copy
Writes from camp near Petersburg. Comments on General Ulysses S. Grant, writing "Gen Grant is not the man to rest untill [sic] he acomplishes what he started to do and that I suppose was to take Richmond and Mrs Ogden we are going to take it within two months from Date..." Also says that he no longer supports [General George] McClellan, whom he now believes to be a "Copper Head of the Darkest [Die]..." Includes an embossed seal in the upper left hand corner.
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