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Box WSC001

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Contains 1 Result:

Letter

 File — Box: WSC001, Folder: W 0131.01
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This three-page, undated letter, written by Senator John Tyler Morgan to Alabama governor Joseph F. Johnston, discusses the political appointment of Major Barnard Goldsmith West to the staff of General Wheeler. Morgan commends West for his service "in times of civil strife in Alabama," and describes the process of transferring Major West from the Alabama state troop division stationed in Birmingham to General Wheeler's staff. Although little information is available about...
Dates: 1896 - 1900