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Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891 to the Assistant Adjutant General

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04685 Author/Creator: Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891 Place Written: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 May 1858 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

A report for the general commanding. Describes the numbers, condition and discipline of the troops preparing to march towards Utah. Docket reads: "marched on the 28th. [illegible]." Signed as Lieutenant Colonel and Acting Inspector General.

Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891

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