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Taylor, Walter Herron, 1838-1916 to Sally Tompkins re: battle at Richmond Mountain

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07646 Author/Creator: Taylor, Walter Herron, 1838-1916 Place Written: Valley Mountain Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861/09/17 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; Height: 17.9 cm, Width: 11.6 cm Order a Copy

"[T]he expedition not wholly baren of good results. We captured all their pickets...the plan was well arranged (and that is all my Genl [Lee] had to do with it) but...the assault was not made."

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