Padgett, W. B. to Amos J. Harding
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02178.05 Author/Creator: Padgett, W. B. Place Written: Bloomfield, Missouri Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 July 1863 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 26 x 20.6 cm. Order a Copy
Writes that he has not heard from Harding in some time because his first letters were directed to General Davidson. Have no mail facilities with their brigade so it is very difficult to receive and mail letters. Writes that "General Davidson seems to think that the Cavalry Division was made for the purpose of creating a machine to develop an embryo, not for the purpose of serving this country." Saw him not more than an hour ago riding up to Colonel J. M. Glover's Head Quarters in his fine carriage with two horses; walked about 10 steps to Colonel Glover's tent. Writes that "you would have supposed that it was His Excellency Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, or H. W. Halleck." He stayed about 10 minutes and gave a few orders regarding the building of a fort which they have just started. States that "he has brought a fine carriage and four horses all the way from St. Louis; style is all that appears to be worth a damn, Generalship has since been abandoned." Finishes the letter by giving his best respects to Harding, Adams, and all other inquiring friends.
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