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Arthur, B.F., fl. 1860-1863 To General Johnson Hagood

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09218 Author/Creator: Arthur, B.F., fl. 1860-1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 April 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

Bonham's secretary asks General Hagood to investigate "a lad of 14 years of age...having run away from his mother, and joined Co. 'G' Nelson's Battalion" and to refuse the boy's enlistment if he is that young.

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