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Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889 [Personal military checklist]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.032 Author/Creator: Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript Date: 23 May 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Hunt, Chief of Artillery of the Army of the Potomac, writes in pencil on Artillery Headquarters, Army of the Potomac stationery. Notes things he needs to do, including making sure rations are drawn, obtaining several field returns, confirming that ammunition has been drawn before leaving Fredericksburg, Virginia, etc. Cites one captain's refusal to act as commissary, and mentions the 2nd, 5th, and 6th corps of infantry. Lists other notes. Possibly written in Virginia. Content pertains to the campaign of Cold Harbor.

Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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