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Letter from Turner Ashby to P.G.T. Beauregard Regarding a Deserter, Winchester, Virginia, circa 1861-1862

One-page letter written by Lt. Colonel Turner Ashby to General P.G.T. Beauregard, dated circa fall 1861-spring 1862, from Winchester, Virginia. Ashby reports on a deserter from the U.S. Cavalry and seeks Beauregard's instructions. A note by Judah P. Benjamin, then Acting Secretary of War, orders the return of the deserter's horse, saber, and pistol.

Associated People/Businesses

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893
Ashby, Turner, 1828-1862
Benjamin, Judah P.

Geography

Winchester

Subjects

Military correspondence
Desertions

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 12, Folder 12