Jackson, Thomas J. "Stonewall", 1824-1863 to Jonathan M. Bennett
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04473.01 Author/Creator: Jackson, Thomas J. "Stonewall", 1824-1863 Place Written: Harpers Ferry, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 June 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.7 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy
"Stonewall" Jackson writes to Colonel Bennett to accept his offer to make him a brigadier General in the Confederate Army and put him in command of all troops in western Virginia. States, "The sooner it is done the better. Have me ordered at once: that Country is now bleeding at every pore." Docketed by Bennett.
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