239. Hugh Lynch to Bp Patrick Lynch -- September 8, 1862
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Title:
239. Hugh Lynch to Bp Patrick Lynch -- September 8, 1862
Date:
1862
Creator (Personal):
Lynch, Hugh
Description:
Hugh Lynch writes to Bishop Patrick Lynch while on convalescent leave in Cheraw. As his health improves, Hugh realizes he will be conscripted back into the service and asks the Bishop to use his influence to get him a staff position with General Beauregard when he returns to take over Charleston's defense. Besides his rank as 1st Lieut., his qualifications for a coveted staff job are that he is a "good accountant and write a tolerable fair hand" and that an appointment should be made from "this section of the state" in Cheraw. September 8, 1862. 3p.
Lynch family Confederate States of America. Army--Appointments and retirements Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893
S.C. County:
Charleston County (S.C.)
Shelving Locator:
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Date Digital:
2010-08
Internet Media Type:
image/jpeg
Copyright Status Statement:
Digital image copyright 2010, The Catholic Diocese of Charleston Archives. All rights reserved. For more information contact The Catholic Diocese of Charleston Archives, Charleston, SC 29424.
