U.S. General Horatio WrightLetter, 1865 February12, 1865

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U.S. General Horatio WrightLetter, 1865 February12, 1865

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Letter written February12, 1865, by General Horatio Wright (major general of volunteers in the UnionArmy), probably while at the siege of Richmond, Virginia, and addressed to “Mydear Col[onel?]” (addressee's name is Col. Edward H. Wright, Newark, N.J.,appearing below General Wright's signature), in which he tells of family newswhile on a recent leave, mentions troop activity following an unspecified ‘latemovement’ of troops in the Army of the Potomac.

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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