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White, Carr Bailey (b. 1823) to Eliakim P. Scammon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.107 Author/Creator: White, Carr Bailey (b. 1823) Place Written: Fayette, West Virginia Type: Manuscript telegram Date: 2 December 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 8.5 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Possibly a telegram to General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio from Colonel White of the 12th Ohio Infantry. Asks simply "Commence to night or await your order." Date from docket. Might be a copy in Scammon's hand.

White, Carr Bailey, b. 1823
Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

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