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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01938 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1855 |
| Title | Albert Sidney Johnston to Samuel Cooper discussing the purchase of horses |
| Date | 9 June 1855 |
| Author | Johnston, Albert Sidney (1803-1862) |
| Recipient | Cooper, Samuel |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Johnston, Colonel of the Second Cavalry Regiment, writes to Cooper, Adjutant General of the United States Army. Johnston specifies that Lieutenant Colonel William Hardee should be assigned to purchase horses for the mounting of the regiment. Notes that Hardee will be accompanied by an officer from the Quartermaster General's department, to forward the horses to Jefferson Barracks. |
| Subjects | Confederate General or Leader Military History Military Supplies |
| People | Johnston, Albert Sidney (1803-1862) Cooper, Samuel (1798-1876) Hardee, William Joseph (1815-1873) |
| Place written | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Johnston, Cooper, and Hardee served the Confederacy during the Civil War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |