Mortimer, Caleb C.E., 1835-1862 to his wife
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01898.05 Author/Creator: Mortimer, Caleb C.E., 1835-1862 Place Written: Hall's Hill, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 October 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy
Mentions being reviewed by General George McClellan and calls him "a fine looking man." The whole division was under the command of General Fitz-John Porter. States McClellan would have had the enemy trapped at Munson's Hill but for a traitor in the war department that supplied the rebels with information.
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