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Ruggles, Edward, 1817-1867 [2 letters to Edward S. Ruggles pertaining to his appointments] [decimalized .01-.02]

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Decimilized at GLC0571.01 and .02.

GLC#
GLC00571
Type
Header Record
Date
1862-1863
Author/Creator
Ruggles, Edward, 1817-1867
Title
[2 letters to Edward S. Ruggles pertaining to his appointments] [decimalized .01-.02]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
2 letters.
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Civil War
Military History
Navy
Confederate General or Leader
Confederate States of America

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GLC00571.01
Collection Item
Manuscript document signed

to Edward S. Ruggles

15 May 1862

Mallory, Stephen R., 1813-1873

On Confederate Navy Department stationery. Signed by Confederate Secretary of Navy Mallory. Endorsed by Admiral Franklin Buchanan and Commodore Charles McBlair. Letter appointing Ruggles, who was in Jackson, Mississippi, as Acting Midshipman in the...

GLC00571.01

GLC00571.02
Collection Item
Document signed

to Edward S. Ruggles

20 August 1863

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880

Partially-printed document signed by Confederate Secretary of War Seddon. Appoints Ruggles as Signal Officer with the rank and pay of Second Lieutenant in the Provisional Army (Ruggles had previously served in the Navy), effective 19 August 1863...

GLC00571.02

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