F. Henry Quitman letter, 1862 Apr. 21.

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F. Henry Quitman letter, 1862 Apr. 21.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/310981962

Letter from a Confederate officer to his wife lamenting heavy losses sustained in the battle for New Orleans and mentioning the funeral of General Albert Sidney Johnston.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7306343

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862

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Native of Kentucky; educated privately and at Transylvania University; graduate of West Point; served in the Black Hawk War; commanded the Army of Texas during the late 1830's; served in the Mexican War with the 1st Texas Rifle Volunteers; commissioned paymaster in the United States Army and later commanded the Department of Texas; resigned to join the Confederate Army in 1861 and commanded the Western Department from 1861 through the Battle of Shiloh, April 1862, where he was mortally wounded. ...

Quitman, Frederick Henry, -1884

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