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FRAZER, JOHN WESLEY.

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FRAZER, JOHN WESLEY.
(1827-1906) Confederate brigadier general who after fortifying Cumberland Gap surrendered it unconditionally to Burnside following the fall of Knoxville. Rare war-date A.L.S. "J. W. Frazer" 1p. 4to., U. S. Military Prison, Johnson's Island, Sept. 19, 1864, sent to his sister just ten days after his capture. In part: "…As Charles [possibly Col. C. B. Harkie 55th Georgia infantry also captured at Cumberland Gap] has to write elsewhere I will write you…[Charles] wants grey cloth cut full skirt…mule collar, and straight sleeves-no buttons. He requests you to send it when done…We have no letter from Mother…did not get the money sent…a good many sick, and some on special exchange left this Friday…We will possibly be exchanged in April, it is a lifetime…Don't give yourself any uneasiness on his [Charles] account. We will soon be in a walled room, and decidedly more comfortable…". Ink blotch with paper loss affecting only a small portion of text, otherwise very good.