Nant, E., fl. 1863 to his cousin

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GLC#
GLC02414.084-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
6 September 1863
Author/Creator
Nant, E., fl. 1863
Title
to his cousin
Place Written
Gallipolis, West Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : docket ; Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Copy of a letter from E. Nant to a cousin stating that he was arrested in August on orders of General Eliakim P. Scammon because of some letters he wrote after Jenkin's raid (Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins) that ended up in the hands of the Secretary of War. Expresses indignation at the arrest and charges even though Scammon apologized to him. States he put in a claim for damages to his property done by Union troops after Jenkin's raid and is being punished for that. With a clerical endorsement on verso by J. A Hardie, the Assistant Adjutant General, stating it has been forwarded to Scammon for review. Also includes clerical endorsement by Scammon on 17 October 1863 from Charleston, West Virginia. Scammon explains his side of the dispute and states the arrest was justified because Nant made false statements and was gossiping.

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