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Wadsworth, James S., 1807-1864 to unknown "General"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02465.28 Author/Creator: Wadsworth, James S., 1807-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861/01/06 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

Wadsworth writes to an unidentified general supporting the truth of a statement by Colonel Pintt[?] and advising that the local character of the troops should be perpetuated to preserve their "temper & spirit."

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