Correspondence

James B. McPherson to Thomas H. Leas

1861-12-21

Date of Creation
December 21, 1861
Place of Creation
Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1859-1862
Box / Folder
MG5-231 to MG5-232
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-019-0139
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32208393
People
Bowman, Alexander Hamilton
McPherson, James B.
Leas, Thomas H.
Places
Boston, Massachusetts
St. Louis, Missouri
Dates
1861-12-21
1861-12-11
1863-06-30
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Citation

James B. McPherson to Thomas H. Leas, 1861-12-21, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-019-0139 (November 12, 2026).

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St. Louis Mo —
Decr 21st 1861 —

Thos H. Leas
Company "C" Engineers
Sir

Your favor of the 11th inst has just come to hand, and in answer to your request, I can state most cheerfully, that during the time you were on duty with me in Boston Harbor I was favorably impressed with your Activity and intelligence displayed in drilling and disciplining the men enlisted in the Company and hope that your services

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will be fully appreciated by the proper authority

Very Respectfully
Your obt. Servt.

Jas B. McPherson
Lt. Col: A. D. C —

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I very cheefully endorse Col McPhersons statement within —

A, H, Bowman
Col of Engineers
West Point N. Y.
June 30. 1863