Alexander, Edward Porter, 1835-1910 to Pierre G. T. Beauregard

GLC02460.01

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GLC#
GLC02460.01-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 21, 1862
Author/Creator
Alexander, Edward Porter, 1835-1910
Title
to Pierre G. T. Beauregard
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 20.8 cm, Width: 16.3 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Colonel Porter forwards a telegram (not present) from his brother, Major William Alexander, to General Beauregard, commander of the Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia. Reports that he does not know what the telegram pertains to, but that it was probably sent at the request of General Toombs (possibly Robert Augustus Toombs). Remarks that William is Toombs' son-in-law.

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