Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894 [Scammon endorsement on a telegram from J.C. Paxton]

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GLC#
GLC02414.125-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
2 April 1863
Author/Creator
Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894
Title
[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from J.C. Paxton]
Place Written
Buffalo, West Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 13.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Telegram from Colonel J. C. Paxton to Brigadier General Scammon from Buffalo, West Virginia informing that 400-600 Confederate troops mounted on stolen horses are six miles to the west. Requests a steamer from Charleston, West Virginia with three boxes of hard bread. With autograph endorsement signed by Scammon ordering Paxton to Charleston and instructing to send a messenger from Buffalo to Bridges. Also marked at the top received at 9AM by Scammon with initials. On stationary of the U.S. Military Telegraph. Year inferred from content and from Scammon's rank.

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