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Pegram, John, 1832-1865 to John Hunt Morgan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01077 Author/Creator: Pegram, John, 1832-1865 Place Written: Bryantsville, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 12, 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Pencil copy of Special Order Number 44. Orders both Colonels Morgan and Scott to cross the bridge over the Kentucky river along the "Bryantsville and Nicholasville pike," and then burn the bridge. Signed as General E. Kirby Smith's Chief of Staff.

Pegram, John, 1832-1865
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864

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