Kelley, Benjamin Franklin, 1807-1891 to Eliakim P. Scammon

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GLC#
GLC02414.259-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
2 December 1863
Author/Creator
Kelley, Benjamin Franklin, 1807-1891
Title
to Eliakim P. Scammon
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 13.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

re recruitment problems - the men desire to move from infantry to cavalry or artillery. "…they say at the end of this service they have carried their last knapsack." Says his health will not allow him to re-enter the service. Asks, "Do you know anything in regard to the strength or movements of the Enemy in the direction of Wytheville"

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