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Bragg, Thomas, 1810-1872 to Governor Milledge L. Bonham

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09211 Author/Creator: Bragg, Thomas, 1810-1872 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 January 1863 Pagination: 3 p. Order a Copy

Requests specific information on troops in South Carolina state militia service who are "subject to military duty under the Conscripts Acts," to counter assertions of preferential treatment published in other states' newspapers. With newspaper clipping.

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