Ewing, Hugh B. (1826-1905) to Eliakim P. Scammon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.007 Author/Creator: Ewing, Hugh B. (1826-1905) Place Written: Camp Ruth Udell, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: 18 December 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to Brigadier General Scammon, commanding 2nd Division Kanawha. Introduces an informant named Henry McGlaughlin, a citizen of Virginia and a former scout for the 30th Regiment O.V.I. [Ohio Volunteer Infantry?]. There is an autograph endorsement on the verso, possibly by Scammon but unsigned, noting the location of Confederate Generals John B. Floyd and Humphrey Marshall.
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