ALS : near Vicksburg, Miss., to John Cunningham Kelton, 1863 May 31.

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ALS : near Vicksburg, Miss., to John Cunningham Kelton, 1863 May 31.

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Sends a captured cipher message from Confederate general J.E. Johnston to J.C. Pemberton, commanding the defense of Vicksburg, and requests that it be sent to Washington for translation.

1 item (2 p.) ; 25 cm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6756030

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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