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Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879 to William Blaisdell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02455.07 Author/Creator: Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 November 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

General Hooker, division commander in the Army of the Potomac, writes to Lieutenant Colonel William Blaisdell of the 11th Massachusetts Infantry. Asks why Blaisdell opposes the commission of Daniel E. Granger as 2nd Lieutenant in his regiment, as Blaisdell, with other officers, had recommended Granger. Writes, "Will you please inform me if you have changed in this respect & what influences have caused it. Today is the first intimation I have had of it."

Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879
Blaisdell, William, 1815-1864

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