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Scammon, Eliakim Parker (1816-1894) to Alex Jernin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.067 Author/Creator: Scammon, Eliakim Parker (1816-1894) Place Written: Fayetteville, West Virginia Type: Manuscript letter Date: 2 April 1862-1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 17.7 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Clerical letter written by Scammon. Scammon, as either the Colonel or Brigadier General of the 23rd Ohio writes to the Brigade Surgeon in Wheeling, West Virginia, stating that he wishes him to join the Brigade. Asks it as a favor of General John Charles Fremont.

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894
Jernin, Alex, fl. 1862-1864
Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890

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