Stanton, Robert A., 1839-? to Charles H. Whittelsey

GLC02382.018

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GLC#
GLC02382.018-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
17 May 1864
Author/Creator
Stanton, Robert A., 1839-?
Title
to Charles H. Whittelsey
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 20.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Ordnance report during the Spotsylvania campaign. With Hunt's notes on verso. Written from the Ordnance Office Artillery Reserve. Charles H. Whittelsey (1832-1871) graduated from Yale in 1853. He served in the Civil War as a lieutenant in the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery in1862, and then on the staff of General Robert O. Tyler and General Horatio G. Wright. He received promotion to brevet major for his services in the 1864 campaign before Richmond and the 1864 Shenandoah Valley campaign; brevet lieutenant colonel for gallantry in the battles of Petersburg; and colonel for gallantry in the Appomatox campaign. He was named brevet brigadier general for his gallant Civil War service.

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