Simmonds, Seth J., 1820-? to Martin P. Avery

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GLC#
GLC02414.166-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 31, 1863
Author/Creator
Simmonds, Seth J., 1820-?
Title
to Martin P. Avery
Place Written
Gauley, West Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Marked copy. Captain Simmonds [possibly Seth J. Simmonds, captain in the Ohio 23rd Light Artillery] commanding the post at Gauley, West Virginia writes to Captain Avery, the Acting Assistant Adjutant General in the 23rd Ohio, about a scouting expedition. States that there is a rumor among Confederate citizens that Confederate troops are being transferred to Kentucky to reinforce "Joe Johnson," [Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston]. Says that the 22nd Regiment of the Confederate Army was moving yesterday and the destination was probably Kentucky.

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