Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889 [Recommendation regarding Company C, 1st New York Artillery]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02463.08 Author/Creator: Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 July 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 19.6 x 7.8 cm. Order a Copy
Also signed by General Fitz John Porter. Requests that the Governor of New York suggest the commission of Lieutenant [Oscar] Von Luttwitz as First Lieutenant, Company C., 1st New York Artillery, commanded by Major [Albert] Arndt. Luttwitz will fill a vacancy formerly occupied by Lieutenant Fred August Schnitzlein, who has been absent on sick leave for more than one month. Notes that Schnitzlein has sent a resignation, and that Luttwitz's appointment "will prevent the discharge or the acceptance of the resignation... " General Porter forwards and recommends Luttwitz's appointment.
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