Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861 to Henry Lee Scott

GLC02458.02

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GLC#
GLC02458.02-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
9 May 1861
Author/Creator
Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861
Title
to Henry Lee Scott
Place Written
Springfield, Illinois
Pagination
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Written as a civilian in Springfield, Illinois, informing Colonel H. L. Scott that he had received an appointment as a lieutenant from President Lincoln, was accepting it, and was reporting to him for orders. Two bust engravings of Baker included as collateral.

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