The order dismisses Lieutenant Colonel Whitfield from service in the Confederate Army for "visiting Richmond and there by surreptitious means obtaining an order for the discharge of his Acting Colonel and his own promotion in his stead."
In the letter Bragg offers condolences after the death of Hall's son, Bolling. During the Civil War, Bolling Hall, Jr., had served under General Bragg.
2012-01-27
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