Keifer accepting his role as Major-General of Volunteers for the Spanish-American War | Clark County Public Library

Keifer accepting his role as Major-General of Volunteers for the Spanish-American War

Typed letter on letterhead from the law offices of Keifer & Keifer, dated June 21, 1898, addressed to General Henry C. Corbin in Washington, D.C. In the letter, J. Warren Keifer acknowledges receipt of his commission as Major-General of Volunteers, confirms his acceptance, and provides his date and place of birth—January 30, 1836, in Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio. He notes his residence in Springfield, Ohio, and signs the letter at the bottom: “J. Warren Keifer, Major-General.

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