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Wainwright, Charles Sheils, 1826-1907 to Henry Jackson Hunt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.007 Author/Creator: Wainwright, Charles Sheils, 1826-1907 Place Written: Memphis, Tennessee Type: Letter Date: 25 October 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 20.9 cm, Width: 13.6 cm Order a Copy

United States Military Telegram sent from the headquarters of the 13th Corps. He corrects Hunt, stating that Hall's battery belongs to the 1st Penn. Regiment. The 13th Corps, comprising the Army of Tennessee, was created 24 October 1862.

Wainwright, Charles Sheils, 1826-1907
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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