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Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 to Eliakim P. Scammon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.010 Author/Creator: Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 Place Written: Charleston, West Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 March 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Encloses a dispatch from Captain Simmonds (not present) and calls it "sensational." Hopes Scammon finds it amusing. Mentions General Jacob Dolan Cox and G.M. Bascom, a major and assistant adjutant general. Marked private. Written at Camp White also known as Fort Scammon.

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