Unknown to Eliakim P. Scammon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.196 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Gauley, West Virginia Type: Manuscript telegram Date: 4 February 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 21.5 x 14 cm. Order a Copy
Handwritten telegram to General Scammon. Reports on scouting information about Confederate movements. States that Harrison's cavalry will go to Summerville, West Virginia. Informs that the Confederates are determined to move into the Kanawha Valley if possible. On stationary of the U.S. Military Telegraph.
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