Civil War letters of Gen. George Edward Pickett, 1863-1864.

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Civil War letters of Gen. George Edward Pickett, 1863-1864.

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Autograph letter signed, (11 Dec. 1863; 2 p.) on official "Head Quarters Dep't North Carolina" letterhead stationary, from Petersburg, Va., written to North Carolina Gov. Zebulon B. Vance (1830-1894), requesting additional troops from the governor to defend Petersburg and includes Governor Vance's docketed reply; autograph letter signed by General Pickett in the form of a telegraph order, (5 May 1864, 2 p.), addressed to Lt. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard; and autograph letter signed (undated) by General Pickett, containing his report of the expedition against New Bern, N.C.

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