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Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894 to Joseph Grafton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08895.01 Author/Creator: Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894 Place Written: Goldsboro, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 April 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.8 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

General Slocum replies to a letter from Grafton regarding the body of his brother, Captain James Ingersoll Grafton. Writes "I think the body of your brother can be recovered and forwarded to you as soon as the campaign on which we are about to enter is brought to a close. I will gladly afford any assistance in my power. Your brother was a gallant Officer and his loss is deeply lamented through my command." Written on Head Quarters, Army of Georgia stationery.

Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894
Grafton, Joseph, fl. 1865
Grafton, James Ingersoll, ?-1865

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