Tomlinson, A.A. (fl. 1863) to Eliakim P. Scammon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.086 Author/Creator: Tomlinson, A.A. (fl. 1863) Place Written: Gauley, West Virginia Type: Manuscript telegram Date: 2 November 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 21.5 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy
A telegram from Colonel Tomlinson to Brigadier General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio to say that he cannot be sure whether cavalry at Hughes Ferry will be able to find Gauley, West Virginia. Reports that the river has risen 18 inches in the last day. With pencil note, possibly by Scammon, stating that General Alfred Napoleon Alexander Duffie's troops should join them at Lewisburg Pike.
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