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Scammon, Eliakim Parker (1816-1894) to Captain G.M. Bascom

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.046 Author/Creator: Scammon, Eliakim Parker (1816-1894) Place Written: Fayetteville, West Virginia Type: Autograph note signed Date: 27 March 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 12 x 19.2 cm. Order a Copy

Colonel Scammon of the 23rd Ohio regiment writes to Captain Bascom, A.A.A.G. (Acting Assistant Adjutant General) in Charleston. Reports on a captain Fowler that has asked for a leave. States that Fowler's company received their pay and want to send money home to their families. Fowler also wants to get a uniform. Written half in graphite, half in ink.

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

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