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Geo. L. Hartsuff, October 11, 1861
GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF WESTERN VA., October 11, 1861. No. 1. Camp at Mountain Cove, Vaš, October 11, 1861. I. In accordance with General Orders, No. 80, from the…
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Letters from George L. Hartsuff
George Lucas Hartsuff was an American soldier, born at Tyre, New York. He graduated at West Point in 1852, graduating 19th out of 43 in his class. He served on the frontier and in Florida, where, during a fight with the Seminole Indians near Fort Myers in December 1855, he received a wound which eventually caused his death. Hartsuff survived the wreck of the steamer Lady Elgin on Lake Michigan on September 8, 1860.
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Geo. L. Hartsuff, August 20, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-THIRD ARMY CORPS, Crab Orchard, August 20, 1863. Get up all your wagons to-night and move from your present place at an early hour to-morrow morning to Livingston and…
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George L. Hartsuff to Ambrose E. Burnside, August 22, 1863
SoMERSET, Ky. SoMERSET, Ky., August 22, 1863. General BURNSIDE: The rear of the last brigade is just passing. It is 9 miles to the ford. My headquarters train and staff…
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George L. Hartsuff to Theodore Read, March 19, 1865
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, March 19, 1865. March 19, 1865. Lieut. Col. THEODORE READ, Assistant Adjutant-General : The results of the late cavalry expedition may not be considered as positive, because…
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George L. Hartsuff to J. M. Howard, March 20, 1865
GENERAL ) HDQRS. DEFENSES OF BERMUDA HUNDRED, VA4., ORDERS, ARMY OF THE JAMES, March 20, 1865. 1. By authority from department headquarters the troops of this command are hereby reorganized…