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Howe, Albion Parris (1818-1897) to Max Weber

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02464.08 Author/Creator: Howe, Albion Parris (1818-1897) Place Written: Harper's Ferry, West Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 July 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 21.3 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy

Brigadier General Howe writes to Weber, commanding at Harper's Ferry. Asks Weber to order four companies of Ohio Infantry (belonging to a regiment which was engaged at Monocacy) to proceed to Duffields, West Virginia and remain there until they receive further orders. Notes that the regiments should bring subsistence for several days. Written on Headquarters, Military District of Harper's Ferry stationery. Contains Howe's stamp at the bottom of the page.

Howe, Albion Parris, 1818-1897
Weber, Max, 1824-1901

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