Donnellan, George, fl. 1861 [Confederate spy letter]

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GLC#
GLC09263
Type
Letters
Date
14 July 1861
Author/Creator
Donnellan, George, fl. 1861
Title
[Confederate spy letter]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. :
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Important Confederate spy, one week before the Battle of Bull Run: "Should any sealed dispatch be handed into your possession without any superscription, and as coming from me, you will please address the same (after satisfying yourself of the contents) to Genl G.T.B. Manassa Junction, and have it carried through by the shortest & quickest time." Donnellan carried information between Rose Greenhow, Thomas Jordan, and Gen. Beauregard on troop movements that Jefferson Davis later credited as the reason for the Confederate victory at First Bull Run.

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