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 ; 24.6 x 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."
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