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Dove, David, 1839-? to Eliakim P. Scammon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.205 Author/Creator: Dove, David, 1839-? Place Written: Summerville, West Virginia Type: Manuscript telegram Date: 17 March 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21.8 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

Telegram from Dove, Captain of the 2nd [West] Virginia Cavalry to Brigadier General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio. Writes that his scouts have heard nothing of the Confederates in the area, only a few Bushwhackers. Concludes that there is no danger of an attack on his post. On stationary of the U.S. Military Telegraph.

Dove, David, 1839-?
Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

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