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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06882 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Mary Walker to Colonel James Hardie seeking confirmation of her rank |
| Date | 23 September 1864 |
| Author | Walker, Mary (1832-1919) |
| Recipient | Hardie, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Seeking Presidential confirmation of Walker's rank as Major. "I told the President of the risks I encountered in being taken prisoner on purpose and preventing their attacking our army which we were hardly able to act." |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History President Union Forces Spying Military History Civil War Prisoner of War |
| People | Walker, Mary E. (1832-1919) Hardie, James Allen (1823-1876) |
| Place written | Lewisville, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |