Letter from George Stopford at Horse Guards to Maj Gen William Gordon, 16 Mar 1857.
On his son, Lt Charles Gordon, alluding to the excellent reference Lt Gordon received from the Deputy Adjutant General and his service with the Turco-Asiatic Russian Boundary Survey.
From the collection of papers of Col Louis Augustus Gordon, 2nd Bombay Lancers, 1867-1922.
Gordon served in the 2nd Afghan War and the Boer War, and was the son of Sir Henry William Gordon, Gen Charles Gordon of Khartoum’s nephew.
Associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856).