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Cox, Jacob D., 1828-1900 to Eliakim P. Scammon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.005 Author/Creator: Cox, Jacob D., 1828-1900 Place Written: Marietta, West Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 December 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Union Major General Cox writes to Brigadier General Scammon commanding the 2nd Kanawha Division in Fayette County, West Virginia. Discusses a disagreement about the detailing of medical officers to batteries.

Cox, Jacob Dolson, 1828-1900
Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

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