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Civil War/Civil War Union Autographs: George B. McClellan As Major General of Ohio Volunteers. Lett

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Civil War/Civil War Union Autographs: George B. McClellan As Major General of Ohio Volunteers.  Lett
George B. McClellan As Major General of Ohio Volunteers. Letter Signed "Very truly yours Geo B McClellan Maj Genl," May 2, 1861, Head Quarters, Ohio Volunteers, Columbus, one page, 8" x 5", Very Fine. To Peter Zinn of Cincinnati, he writes: "Yours of the 30th inst. to Genl. Carrington has been referred to me. The subject of encampment of troops has been under consideration. For the present it has been determined to locate them in large bodies at some point on the L.N. RR; near the river. We find that the troops can be subsisted more cheaply there, and can be promptly moved to any point on the frontier, where their presence may be necessary....as soon as the active Regiments are served, the reserves will be looked to." Minor soiling and a couple of fold splits. Boldly signed. Accompanied by the transmittal envelope. Peter Zinn had been instrumental in getting Abraham Lincoln to Cincinnati in 1859, where he made his famous reply to charges of Stephen Douglass. (2 items)