Gorman, Willis Arnold, 1816-1876 to Francis M. Rotch

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GLC#
GLC05592
Type
Letters
Date
26 September 1862
Author/Creator
Gorman, Willis Arnold, 1816-1876
Title
to Francis M. Rotch
Place Written
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 20.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Discusses placement of New York troops, losses at Antietam, and reinforcements. "Now, since the battle of Antietam the loss...of my whole brigade, is so great, that I would ask that six companies for each of the two N.Y. regts might be sent me." Says he can easily make room for these new companies by consolidating old ones, which is acceptable to his men.

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