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Gilmore, George W., fl. 1862 to Eliakim P. Scammon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.152 Author/Creator: Gilmore, George W., fl. 1862 Place Written: West Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 May 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.6 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Captain Gilmore of the 1st Virginia (West Virginia) Cavalry writes to Colonel Scammon of the 23rd Ohio to report one wounded soldier since the advance on Raleigh, West Virginia. Written from camp at Flat Top Mountain, West Virginia. Docket is very light but says, "Killed, missing, & wounded since leaving Raleigh, May 20, 1862."

Gilmore, George W., fl. 1862
Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

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