Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894 [Scammon endorsement on a telegram from Henry H. Boggess]

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GLC#
GLC02414.128-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
circa 1863
Author/Creator
Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894
Title
[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from Henry H. Boggess]
Place Written
Point Pleasant, 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 Captain Boggess, assistant quarter master to Brigadier General Scammon informing that the ships the Meigs and the Victor have been fired on four miles above Buffalo, West Virginia. Reports that one man was killed, a couple wounded, and the boats are badly damaged. Asks what to do. With autograph endorsement signed in initials by Scammon instructing the boats and men to stay where they are until further orders. On stationary of the U.S. Military Telegraph. Year inferred from similar documents in the collection and from Scammon's rank.

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