14 November 1853
Davis, Jefferson Columbus (1828-1879)
Autograph letter signed
Title: to Lorenzo Thomas
Then Lieutenant Jefferson Davis writes to Assistant Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas to request permission to rejoin his company in Virginia instead of Florida. The first artillery had been transferred from Fort Myers, Florida, to Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Virginia, and would leave Florida before he could rejoin it.
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