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(CIVIL WAR.) WHIPPLE, AMIEL W. Autograph Letter Signed, to Lieutenant H. L. Abbot, appointing him as the Topographical Engineer with the right wing of the army, ordering him to report for duty to General Tyler and discussing various guides who have explored the county. 2 pages, single 8vo sheet. Arlington, 15 July 1861
(CIVIL WAR.) WHIPPLE, AMIEL W. Autograph Letter Signed, to Lieutenant H. L. Abbot, appointing him as the Topographical Engineer with the right wing of the army, ordering him to report for duty to General Tyler and discussing various guides who have explored the county. 2 pages, single 8vo sheet. Arlington, 15 July 1861
- Notes: scarce war-date autograph letter signed. Whipple died in 1863 from wounds received at Chancellorsville. In this letter he orders a future General to report for duty, underscoring the importance of the Engineering Corps at the start of the war.
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