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| − | [Hq?] [?] New Salem, N.C.<br />April 18, 1865.<br /><br />General<br /><br />[?] General Taliaferro goes this<br />morning to Greensboro to confer with you on<br />the subject of his promotion. His case is a<br />strong one, but as he will be able to present<br />it in stronger and better terms than I can, I<br />will only add that, I know General Taliaferro<br />well, and that you can place implicit confidence<br />in whatever statements he may make. I will<br />further add, that I have never known a more<br />brave, zealous, and faithful officer, that he wholly<br />deserves his promotion, and I sincerely hope you<br />will give it to him.<br /><br />Very Respectfully,<br />Y. Ob servant,<br />W. Hardee.<br />Lieut General<br /><br />[?]:<br />[John?]. C. Breckenridge,<br />Secy of War,<br />Greensboro,<br /><br />over<br /><br />P. I. I have read General Taliaferro's written state-<br />ment to you, and the facts stated that I organized a<br />Div for him in Charleston is correct, which Div<br />he commanded in the fights at Averasboro and Ben-<br />tonville, the fact of the organization of the Div further<br />was represented to the War Department at the time<br />of its organization and his promotion asked for. | + | <html>[Hq?] [?] New Salem, N.C.<br />April 18, 1865.<br /><br />General<br /><br />[?] General Taliaferro goes this<br />morning to Greensboro to confer with you on<br />the subject of his promotion. His case is a<br />strong one, but as he will be able to present<br />it in stronger and better terms than I can, I<br />will only add that, I know General Taliaferro<br />well, and that you can place implicit confidence<br />in whatever statements he may make. I will<br />further add, that I have never known a more<br />brave, zealous, and faithful officer, that he wholly<br />deserves his promotion, and I sincerely hope you<br />will give it to him.<br /><br />Very Respectfully,<br />Y. Ob servant,<br />W. Hardee.<br />Lieut General<br /><br />[?]:<br />[John?]. C. Breckenridge,<br />Secy of War,<br />Greensboro,<br /><br />over<br /><br />P. I. I have read General Taliaferro's written state-<br />ment to you, and the facts stated that I organized a<br />Div for him in Charleston is correct, which Div<br />he commanded in the fights at Averasboro and Ben-<br />tonville, the fact of the organization of the Div further<br />was represented to the War Department at the time<br />of its organization and his promotion asked for.</html> |
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<html>[Hq?] [?] New Salem, N.C.
April 18, 1865.
General
[?] General Taliaferro goes this
morning to Greensboro to confer with you on
the subject of his promotion. His case is a
strong one, but as he will be able to present
it in stronger and better terms than I can, I
will only add that, I know General Taliaferro
well, and that you can place implicit confidence
in whatever statements he may make. I will
further add, that I have never known a more
brave, zealous, and faithful officer, that he wholly
deserves his promotion, and I sincerely hope you
will give it to him.
Very Respectfully,
Y. Ob servant,
W. Hardee.
Lieut General
[?]:
[John?]. C. Breckenridge,
Secy of War,
Greensboro,
over
P. I. I have read General Taliaferro's written state-
ment to you, and the facts stated that I organized a
Div for him in Charleston is correct, which Div
he commanded in the fights at Averasboro and Ben-
tonville, the fact of the organization of the Div further
was represented to the War Department at the time
of its organization and his promotion asked for.</html>
