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Date Original
1865 March 20
Description
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel A.V. Ruff to A.S. Holderness instructing him to take a squad to Warren to return sabres to a regiment.
Transcription
Head Quarts Monroes Regt Camp
in the field March 20, 1865
Special order
No. -
Lieut Holderness will make
a detail from his squad; sufficient to bring
from Warren to camp, twenty five or thirty
sabres which belong to the Regt
Also bring to
camp all men belonging to Co "B", and notify
in writing all of the co, whom he may not
see, that unless they repent [illegible] no favors will be
shown - and that I will pledge myself to
hunt them up[;] let it cost what it may
four or 5 days delay will be excusable
if you can bring in your men
Respt
A V Ruff Lt Col
Comdg Rgt
Wheeler will
Physical Description
Letter, 8" x 13"
Subjects
Civil War
Contributor
Lieutenant Colonel A.V. Ruff
Geographical Area
Warren, Bradley County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000085, Item 17
Resource Type
Image
Collection
Algernon Sidney Holderness papers, MS.000085
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Letter, Lieutenant Colonel A.V. Ruff to A.S. Holderness, Algernon Sidney Holderness papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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