Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889 to George B. McClellan

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GLC#
GLC02382.065-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1 May 1877
Author/Creator
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889
Title
to George B. McClellan
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25.2 cm
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Transmits an article (not included) Hunt wrote on either the Battle of Petersburg or
Gettysburg. Informs McClellan he has applied for an extension of his leave. Discusses attempting to publish his writings in the A & N Journal and the New York Herald. Writes that an article was denied publication, possibly because it promised "a rod in pickle" (a scolding in store) for Winfield Scott Hancock, who was "approaching nomination for President. Finding his name was up, I refrained also. [I don't] want to give this a political aspect." Discusses "queer things done at Petersburg. Grants order to me is an indication."
Mentions General Gouverneur K. Warren and the Count de Paris Philippe d'Orléans, who had served as a volunteer under McClellan during the Civil War.

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