Coates, Benjamin F., 1827-1899 to James L. Botsford

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GLC#
GLC02414.350-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
15 July 1863
Author/Creator
Coates, Benjamin F., 1827-1899
Title
to James L. Botsford
Place Written
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 22 cm, Width: 13.4 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

"A man calling himself C Clark came into our lines this evening representing himself as a conscript rebel deserter but papers found on his person identify him as a Lieutenant of the 8th Va Cavalry. I believe him to be a spy of the most dangerous character & shall hold him as such. All quiet in our front the Lewsiburg road well blockaded"

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