Linthion, C.S., fl. 1863 to James A. Washington

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GLC#
GLC02233.20-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
4 April 1863
Author/Creator
Linthion, C.S., fl. 1863
Title
to James A. Washington
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : docket : envelope Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

General Richard B. Garnett has ordered that Wortham's battalion move its position and await further orders. At bottom is an autograph note signed by Washington, to Wortham, reading "I will wait for you here. Come as quickly as possible. No news." Written two miles outside of Washington, D.C. After receiving the note, Washington forwarded it to Wortham, and added his note at the bottom.

James A. Washington was a Colonel in the Fiftieth North Carolina Infantry, in command of George Wortham, ranking just above him. General Richard B. Garnett would be killed exactly three months later while commanding at Pickett's charge.

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