Miles, Dixon Stansbury (1804-1862) to unknown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03473 Author/Creator: Miles, Dixon Stansbury (1804-1862) Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 December 1838 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Urgently requests a promotion and to be stationed in Baltimore, so he may be close to his ailing wife.
During the Civil War, General Miles would command 12,000 at Harper's Ferry; he was forced to surrender once faced with General Stonewall Jackson's force. Miles was mortally wounded during the skirmish.
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