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Abeel, Edgar to Eliakim P. Scammon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.409 Author/Creator: Abeel, Edgar Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 July 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 25 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

Captain in the 21st U.S. Ct; he wishes to leave vthe service "as soon as possible." Docketing indicates that he is a "Good Officer" and recommends that he be retained until the expiration of service for his regiment.

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

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