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

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GLC#
GLC02414.135-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
17 May 1863
Author/Creator
Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894
Title
[Scammon endorsement on a telegram to J. C. Paxton]
Place Written
Belle, West Virginia
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 21.2 cm, Width: 14.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Telegram to Colonel Paxton from an unknown soldier tells of some cavalry men shot by guerillas at Birch River. States the other camp said they cannot send ammunition because they too are expecting an attack. With autograph endorsement signed in initials by Scammon stating, "Capt Door reports that he thinks the troops about Sommerville are more scared than hurt." On stationary of the U.S. Military Telegraph. Written in Camp Piatt.

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