White, Carr Bailey, 1823-1871 [Telegram from Carr Bailey White]

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GLC#
GLC02414.137-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
2 July 1863
Author/Creator
White, Carr Bailey, 1823-1871
Title
[Telegram from Carr Bailey White]
Place Written
Fayette, West Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 15.2 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Possibly a copy in the hand of Brigadier General Eliakim P. Scammon to whom the telegram was probably sent. Informs that a scout, Low Jacobs, found a path fit for infantry, but not cavalry. Gives the number of Confederate forces in their area of West Virginia, and states that some are advancing to reinforce Raleigh. Writes, "Officers heard to say if we did not attack them soon they would us. They expect to advance with six thousand, take Fayette and clear the valley - This very doubtful."

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