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George is in line for an official promotion to Aide de Camp to Colonel Leggett. He describes an incident dealing with a sutler smuggling alcohol to soldiers. Robert Hanson is in poor health.
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Publication Date
4-3-1863
City
Lake Provident, LA
Keywords
promotion; sutler; camp life
Subject Headings
Porter, George Washington, 1838-1888 -- Correspondence; Porter familiy -- Correspondence; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 78th (1861-1865); Leggett, Mortimer Dormer, 1821-1896
Recommended Citation
Porter, George W., "Letter from George W. Porter to Francis P. Porter" (1863). Harvey Collection Letters. 221.
https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/harvey-letters/221
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