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Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906 to Daniel H. Hill

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00654 Author/Creator: Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906 Place Written: Lawtonville, South Carolina Type: Letter signed Date: January 22, 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 22 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Major General Wheeler writes to General Hill about adjusting the speed of the courier line, his orders to General Ferguson, his troop and enemy movements, and the disposition of his troops to General Hill. With a long postscript addressing some possible strategies. Docketed on page four. Written from the "Head. Qu. Cav. Corps."

Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906
Hill, Daniel H., 1821-1889
Ferguson, Samuel Wragg, 1834-1917

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