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Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872 to General Pleasonton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08305 Author/Creator: Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 September 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.7 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy

Awaiting instructions from Washington, asks if there is any evidence that "Lee will cross the Rapidan to give me battle between the two rivers, {which} would prove his having a greater force than we have supposed."

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