- GLC#
- GLC00713
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- October 6, 1862
- Author/Creator
- Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875
- Title
- to William T. Avery
- Place Written
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 29 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Confederate General Breckinridge discusses a possible position on his staff for Avery, which would have to be as a voluntary aide. Congratulates on his freedom "from Yankee bondage" and his hopes to meet Avery "often in the progress of our great and just struggle."
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