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Tyler, Robert Ogden (1831-1874) to Andrew A. Humphreys

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03474.08 Author/Creator: Tyler, Robert Ogden (1831-1874) Place Written: Fairfax, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 February 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 19.5 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Expressing his high regard for Humphreys and the Army of the Potomac.

Robert Ogden Tyler was a Union Brigadier General of Volunteers.
Andrew A. Humphreys was a Union Major General of Volunteers.

Humphreys, Andrew Atkinson, 1810-1883
Tyler, Robert Ogden, 1831-1874

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