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to Randall L. Gibson re: transferring command to Columbus, Ky.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05253.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Letter Date: 1861/11/22 Pagination: 1 p. + docket 25.1 x 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Letter signed by J. F.(?). Illegible as Major, La. [illegible]. Docketed. Collateral to tintype, GLC 5253

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