151st New York Infantry - Killed at Wilderness

Item DOC-8617

Description

Original Civil War document written in period ink and war dated.


General Headquarters, State of New York
Adjutant General’s Office
Albany

February 12, 1864

Captain:

At the request of Mr. Tyler of the Executive Department, I write to inform you, that, as requested by you in your letter to him of the 3rd inst., application has been made to the War Department to have a recruiting party sent from your Regiment to Western New York where it was raised.

I am, Captain,

Very Respectfully and Truly Yours,

Alfred H. Taylor
Clerk
Adjutant General’s Office

Captain C. C. Billings
151st Regiment New York Volunteers