Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890 to Colonel E. Jay Allen
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02653 Author/Creator: Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Letter signed Date: 20 November circa 1861-1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.2 cm, Width: 27.9 cm Order a Copy
Possibly to Colonel Edward Jay Allen of the 155th Pennsylvania Infantry. No year indicated. General Fremont writes, "...I am sincerely gratified by the regard of yourself and your command. It will certainly give me pleasure to have you with me and so soon as I am ordered into the field I will do that best I can to have you there too." Notes that he plans to return to St. Louis, Missouri (Fremont was removed from command of the Department of the West in November 1861).
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