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Letter from James A. Garfield, Hiram, Ohio, to Jacob Heaton, 1862 August 12 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
102735
Accession number
MA 22419
Creator
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881, sender.
Display Date
Hiram, Ohio, 1862 August 12.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 24.7 x 19.1 cm
Notes
Note by Heaton on verso "From Genl Garfield / whilst I was in the / army -- save it [illegible]."
From Jacob Heaton Record of Friends.
Summary
Discussing General Buell refusing to allow Heaton a leave of absence; saying he has been assigned command of the Cumberland Gap forces; discusses his medical condition in detail.