Botsford, James L. (1834-1898) to Eliakim P. Scammon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.191 Author/Creator: Botsford, James L. (1834-1898) Place Written: Fayette, West Virginia Type: Manuscript telegram Date: 29 January 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 21.5 x 14 cm. Order a Copy
Handwritten telegram to Brigadier General Scammon from Botsford, Captain and Assistant Adjutant General of the 23rd Ohio Infantry. States that he will attend to Scammon's recent telegram. The Cavalry have returned. He cannot get information about the Confederates movements and feels the bad weather probably delayed them. On stationary of the U.S. Military Telegraph.
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