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Sedgwick, John (1813-1864) to Andrew Atkinson Humphreys

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02464.16.01 Author/Creator: Sedgwick, John (1813-1864) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 October circa 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.4 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Year inferred from content. General Sedgwick writes to Humphreys as "Maj Genl Humphries Chief of Staff." Discusses the position of heavy artillery at [Piney?] Mountain. Notes that General Wright (possibly Horatio Wright) will examine the artillery.

Humphreys became Chief of Staff for General George Gordon Meade in July of 1863. In May 1863, Wright was given command of the 1st Division, 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac under Major General Sedgwick.

Sedgwick, John, 1813-1864
Humphreys, Andrew Atkinson, 1810-1883
Wright, Horatio Gouverneur, 1820-1899

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