2020-01 Putnal
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/18/2020
Partly-printed Document, being a retained copy of a telegraph sent by Governor Joseph Brown of Georgia to Robert E. Lee, 1p. oblong octavo, and reads: "The difficulties in east Tennessee I think call for Georgia troops upon the soil immediately, will you please __[?] Cols Bailey and Littlefields regiments and order them to the Tennessee line. Jos. E. Brown." Lee's response is copied on the back "Regret I am unable to arm troops for the Tennessee line…" Several repairs, with soiling, else about Good. Colonel David Jackson Bailey commanded the 30th Georgia Infantry and Colonel Asahel Littlefield was Lt. Colonel of the 8th Battalion Georgia Infantry and scheduled to be the Colonel of the 33rd Georgia Infantry.
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