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Zeigler, J.L., ? to Eliakim P. Scammon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.309 Author/Creator: Zeigler, J.L., ? Place Written: s.l. Type: Telegram signed Date: 1861-1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21.8 cm, Width: 13.1 cm Order a Copy

"received information last night that Jenk[ins] was at the falls . . . with eight hundred (800) men infantry & cavalry also that there is some force what number not reported at Franks Hill am ready for them have sent out scouting parties . . . . "

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

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