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- GLC#
- GLC02465.02-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 25 June 1863
- Author/Creator
- Averell, William W., 1832-1900
- Title
- to L. J. Cist
- Place Written
- Grafton, West Virginia
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 12.6 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Written in Grafton, possibly West Virginia. Brigadier General Averell replies to a note from Cist, collector of autographs for United States Sanitary Fairs. Recalls his Civil War service, including 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd U.S. Cavalry; Acting Assistant Adjutant General to General Andrew Porter during First Bull Run; Colonel 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry; and Brigadier General of Volunteers 26 September 1862."
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