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Allen, William Wirt (1835-1894) to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04210.04 Author/Creator: Allen, William Wirt (1835-1894) Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: 12 April 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 15 x 10 cm. Order a Copy

Regarding Confederate troop movements. Written on the same day Confederate forces laid down their arms at Appomattox Court House.
In pencil.

William W. Allen was a Confederate Brigadier General

Allen, William Wirt, 1835-1894

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