Bascom, G. M., fl. 1862 to Eliakim P. Scammon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.008 Author/Creator: Bascom, G. M., fl. 1862 Place Written: Marietta, West Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: December 31, 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Writes to Brigadier General Scammon commanding Kanawha division in Fayetteville, West Virginia. Transmits the private papers of General Beckley [possibly Alfred Beckley]. By command of Major General Jacob Dolson Cox. Bascom signs as Major and Assistant Adjutant General.
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