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Hill, Daniel H. (1821-1889) to William J. Hardee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01002 Author/Creator: Hill, Daniel H. (1821-1889) Place Written: Augusta, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 January 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 12 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Handwritten telegram sent by Confederate General Hill stating that he needs two thousand arms and that nine hundred men arrived from the west but one half of them have deserted.

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Augusta Georgia
Jany 25th, 1865
Dr Genl Hardee
Charleston
We need two thousand stand of arms. Orders for local troops received. Nine hundred men from the west have arrived. One half have deserted.
DH Hill
Maj Genl

[docket]
[struck: Letter to Genl inform one deserte]

Hardee, William Joseph, 1815-1873
Hill, Daniel H., 1821-1889

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