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Carter, J. D., fl. 1863 to Eliakim P. Scammon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.310 Author/Creator: Carter, J. D., fl. 1863 Place Written: Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia Type: Telegram signed Date: 1861-1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21.7 cm, Width: 13.1 cm Order a Copy

"Jenkins was on his farm yesterday . . . some two hundred . . . of his cavalry made a dash into Barboursville last night" [As a colonel in the 8th Va. Cavalry, Alber Gallatin Jenkins wasnoted for his damaging raids on Union forces in West Virginia. He was promoted to brigadier general on August 5, 1862.]

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

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