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Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 to Eliakim P. Scammon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.044 Author/Creator: Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 Place Written: Gauley, West Virginia Type: Manuscript letter Date: circa 1863-1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 14.8 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Clerical letter to General Scammon stating that Colonel Comley is at Charleston and that he will send a cook named Shurtliff to Fayetteville, West Virginia. Reports on the whereabouts of troops and comments that General George Crook will send troops to Gauley soon.

Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893
Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894
Crook, George, 1829-1890

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