Duval, J.A., fl. 1863 to Eliakim P. Scammon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.115 Author/Creator: Duval, J.A., fl. 1863 Place Written: West Virginia Type: Manuscript telegram Date: November 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy
Possibly a copy in General Scammon's hand of a decoded cypher telegram to Scammon from Colonel Duval. Explains the report of a scout named Jim Webb but states he does not have confidence in it. Informs that five of Colonel Tomlinson's men were captured. Gives Confederate troop locations from Colonel Carr Bailey White. Date from docket.
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