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Scammon, Eliakim Parker (1816-1894) to Rutherford B. Hayes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.034 Author/Creator: Scammon, Eliakim Parker (1816-1894) Place Written: Fayetteville, West Virginia Type: Note Date: circa 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 12 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Clerical note from Colonel Scammon to Colonel Hayes of the 23rd Ohio stating that Lieutenant Hicks is so efficient that he is wanted longer to drill recruits. Undated, year inferred from military rank.

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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