Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865 to Sister
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.08.83 Author/Creator: Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 November 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 20.5 x 26.5 cm. Order a Copy
Apologizes for not writing sooner. Discusses his status at the hospital, noting that a doctor has written the adjutant general so that he may stay working there and not go to Alexandria with the rest of his regiment. Details that there has been an election, reporting that there was a "dispute between Governor Bradford and Major General [Robert] Schenck about the voting but it was settled by the President." Written on stationery with "US Army General Hospital, Newton University, Baltimore" letterhead.
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