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- GLC#
- GLC01112
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- September 22, 1861
- Author/Creator
- Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
- Title
- to Wallace J. Ford
- Place Written
- Columbus, Ohio
- Pagination
- 2 p. : docket : envelope Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Garfield discusses mustering the men under his command in the 42nd Ohio Volunteers into service. Indicates he will contact the governor about an appointment for Ford. Comments on a horse and sending measurements for uniforms. Letter written at Camp Chase, near Columbus, Ohio, with stamped and docketed envelope.
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