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Jones, William E. (1824-1864) Estimate for provisions for Jones Cavalry Brigade

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02711.06 Author/Creator: Jones, William E. (1824-1864) Place Written: Saltville, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 4 May 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 14.8 x 23.2 cm. Order a Copy

Supply estimate for May 6-10, 1864 for 2150 men. Autograph note signed on verso from William E. Jones, dated 4 May 1864; outlines instructions for the Glade Spring commissary. A second autograph note signed from A.R. Kinnison, in Glade Spring, Virginia, dated 4 May 1864, corrects the estimate.

A farmer from Abingdon, Virginia, Hopkins enlisted in 1861 as a corporal, then was later commissioned into Field and Staff of the Virginia 25th Cavalry, where he was later listed on William E. Jones's staff.

Hopkins, Warren Montgomery, 1839-1875
Jones, William E., 1824-1864
Kinnison, Allan R., fl. 1842-1864

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