Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894 to G. M. Bascom
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.057 Author/Creator: Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894 Place Written: Fayetteville, West Virginia Type: Autograph note signed Date: 28 March 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 9 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Colonel Scammon of the 23rd Ohio regiment writes to Captain Bascom, Assistant Adjutant General at Charleston, West Virginia. Reports that Captain Sperry captured 15 Bushwhackers and a dozen horses while out scouting. Year inferred from Scammon's rank.
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