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Walker, Mary, fl. 1864 to Col. James Hardie

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06882 Author/Creator: Walker, Mary, fl. 1864 Place Written: Lewisville (?), Ky. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1864/09/23 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Seeking Presidential confirmation of Walker's rank as Major. "I told the President of the risks I encountered in being taken prisoner on purpose and preventing their attacking our army which we were hardly able to act."

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