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Letter from George W. Douglas, 1865 February 4

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Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: Lieutenant George W. Douglas was wounded severely during a charge upon the rebels at Utoy Creek, Georgia on the 6th of August 1864, according to a report given by General James W. Reilly. Douglas writes concerning his stump and wants an artificial leg to enable him to walk. He is writing Colonel Cross in reference to money that Douglas had borrowed and wishes to repay it to the colonel. Douglas quotes William Gannaway Parson Brownlow who recently predicted the end of the Southern...
Dates: 1865 February 4