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Two letters relating to Civil War promotions [Decimalized .01-.02]

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A Civil War letter regarding promotions for officers, and a later letter which makes reference to the first.

GLC#
GLC02462.09-View header record
Type
Header Record
Date
1864-1899
Title
Two letters relating to Civil War promotions [Decimalized .01-.02]
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
2 items
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925
Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886
Williams, Seth, 1822-1866
Civil War
Military History
Union Forces
Union General
Letter of Introduction or Recommendation

Showing 2 of 2 records

Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Seth Williams

15 May 1864

Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886

Recommends three Colonels for promotion to Brigadier General and two Brigadier Generals for promotion to Major General. One of the officers he recommends is Colonel Nelson Appleton Miles.

GLC02462.09.01

GLC02462.09.02
Collection Item
Typed letter signed

to Charles G. Slack

February 27, 1899

Miles, Nelson A., 1839-1925

Miles affirms that he is the person mentioned in a letter signed by General Winfield Scott Hancock that Slack inquired about (GLC02462.09.01).

GLC02462.09.02

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