Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864 to Mrs. Thrasher
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01696 Author/Creator: Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864 Place Written: Enterprise, Missouri Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 December 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy
Confederate General Polk writes to the wife of a man identified as Colonel Thrasher to inform her that he has began an inquiry into the affairs of a man she wrote to Polk about. In an initialled post script, he comments on the removal of Braxton Bragg from command of Army of Tennessee.
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