sold Union Soldiers Have “offered their lives” Says General Wool

War date letter praises the sanitary commission for healing the soldiers' wounds.

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Union major general who helped save Washington, D.C. in the war’s earliest days, he had served in the War of 1812 and was a hero of the Mexican War. Outstanding content

Autograph Letter Signed, 1 page 8vo, Washington, March 11, 1864 to Mrs. Foster. “If I would I could not...

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sold Union Soldiers Have “offered their lives” Says General Wool

War date letter praises the sanitary commission for healing the soldiers' wounds.

Union major general who helped save Washington, D.C. in the war’s earliest days, he had served in the War of 1812 and was a hero of the Mexican War. Outstanding content

Autograph Letter Signed, 1 page 8vo, Washington, March 11, 1864 to Mrs. Foster. “If I would I could not refuse your request, it being for the Sanitary Commission, whose beneficent, humane and patriotic efforts is worthy of all praise, having for object the restoration of the sick and to heal the wounds of those who offered their lives as sacrifice for their country.” A moving statement of appreciation for the American soldier, one which still applies today.

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