Slocum, Henry Warner (1826-1894) to Joseph Grafton
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08895.01 Author/Creator: Slocum, Henry Warner (1826-1894) Place Written: Goldsboro, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 April 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.8 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy
General Slocum replies to a letter from Grafton regarding the body of his brother, Captain James Ingersoll Grafton. Writes "I think the body of your brother can be recovered and forwarded to you as soon as the campaign on which we are about to enter is brought to a close. I will gladly afford any assistance in my power. Your brother was a gallant Officer and his loss is deeply lamented through my command." Written on Head Quarters, Army of Georgia stationery.
Slocum participated in the Campaign of the Carolinas February-April 1865.
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