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MAHONE, WILLIAM

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MAHONE, WILLIAM
(1826 - 1895) Confederate major general who fought at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and The Crater; Lee granted him a battlefield promotion at The Crater. A.L.S. ""Mahone"" on Senate Chamber letterhead, 2pp. 8vo., Washington, Apr. 30, 1881, in part: ""àMake no [?] about the railroad. Be dumb but always kind. I will explain. Can't you find out for me who is the best man for the post office at Arlington Nelson CompanyàWe want no man who will hide his opinion under a bushelà"". Very good.