Letter
A. L. Magilton to Truman Seymour, July 4, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH REGIMENT P. R. V. C., July 4, 1862. : Harrison’s Landing, Va., July 4, 1862. GENERAL: In accordance with division orders, P. R. C., July 3, 1862, I…
Truman Seymour was a career soldier and an accomplished painter. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of major general. He was present at the Battle of Fort Sumter. He commanded the Union troops at the Battle of Olustee, the only major Civil War battle fought in Florida.
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH REGIMENT P. R. V. C., July 4, 1862. : Harrison’s Landing, Va., July 4, 1862. GENERAL: In accordance with division orders, P. R. C., July 3, 1862, I…