Letter to James Wilson for the appointment of Adjutant general on General McClermont's staff, Sept. 11, 1861. [1948?]

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Letter to James Wilson for the appointment of Adjutant general on General McClermont's staff, Sept. 11, 1861. [1948?]

United States military telegraph to A. Lincoln, Pres. U.S., Sept. 11, 1861, Cairo, Ill. from John A. McClermont requesting James Harrison Wilson as his Adjutant General, and the request to the War Department by A. Lincoln, Sept. 11, 1861, to make the appointment.

1 sheet : negative ; 33 x 44 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8081757

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