Magruder, John Bankhead (1807-1871) to John Letcher
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02461.19 Author/Creator: Magruder, John Bankhead (1807-1871) Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 September 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
General Magruder requests that Captain Jeff Phillips (possibly Jefferson C. Phillips), of the 'Old Dominion Dragoons,' be promoted to the position of Lieutenant Colonel of a cavalry regiment. Relates that Phillips has been recommended by Colonels Hood and Johnson (possibly referring to John Bell Hood). Informs Letcher, Governor of Virginia, "If his signal services be not recognized by promotion it will have an injurious effect on all those who are heroic & properly ambitious."
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