White, Carr Bailey, 1823-1871 to Eliakim P. Scammon

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GLC#
GLC02414.113-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
5 December 1863
Author/Creator
White, Carr Bailey, 1823-1871
Title
to Eliakim P. Scammon
Place Written
Fayette, West Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Possibly a copy in General Scammon's hand of a decoded cypher telegram to Scammon from Colonel Carr Bailey White of the 12th Ohio Infantry. Reports on Lieutenant Blazer's letter of 4 December where he informed that he infiltrated the Confederate lines near Lewisburg, West Virginia but was discovered. They were then attacked by Confederate guerillas and he states the number wounded, killed or taken prisoner. Gives the location of troops in the area.

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