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Clement Smith, Civil War Letter to General Scammon, 1863

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Letter by Clement Smith of Peytona, Boone County, West Virginia, a civilian, to Eliakim P. Scammon, Union General, dated 29 October 1863. Smith requests that General Scammon endorse his claim for several boats taken by Union troops in 1862. Smith writes about General William S. Rosecrans and the negative opinions of him held by the public and the press after the Battle of Chickamauga. Smith also observes that Scammon has been accused of secessionist sympathies on account of building plank roads in Charleston. Scammon served in the Kanawha County region of western Virginia between October 1861 and February 1864. Also includes a slip of paper with "W.S. Rosecrans" and other text written upon it.
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Clement Smith, Civil War Letter to General Scammon, 1863 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 2 items (4 pages in 1 folder)

Smith, Clement
Letter by Clement Smith of Peytona, Boone County, West Virginia, a civilian, to Eliakim P. Scammon, Union General, dated 29 October 1863. Smith requests that General Scammon endorse his claim for several boats taken by Union troops in 1862. Smith writes about General William S. Rosecrans and the negative opinions of him held by the public and the press after the Battle of Chickamauga. Smith also observes that Scammon has been accused of secessionist sympathies on account of building plank roads in Charleston. Scammon served in the Kanawha County region of western Virginia between October 1861 and February 1864. Also includes a slip of paper with "W.S. Rosecrans" and other text written upon it.
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William Henry Powell, Colonel, Civil War Telegram, 1863

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Telegram by Colonel William Henry Powell, 2nd West Virginia Cavalry, from Camp Piatt, to Captain Eli W. Botsford, 16th Ohio Infantry, dated 6 July 1863. The telegram regards the report of a scouting party concerning Confederate troop positions and recent engagements. The scouts report finding 300 Confederate cavalry and capturing a small number of men and horses. The party was also ambushed and one man was killed and another wounded. Camp Piatt occupied a location of strategic importance on the James River, Kanawha River, and Kanawha Turnpike, and is nearby to present-day Belle, West Virginia. See historical note for further information concerning Colonel Powell.
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William Henry Powell, Colonel, Civil War Telegram, 1863 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1 page (1 folder)

Powell, William Henry
Telegram by Colonel William Henry Powell, 2nd West Virginia Cavalry, from Camp Piatt, to Captain Eli W. Botsford, 16th Ohio Infantry, dated 6 July 1863. The telegram regards the report of a scouting party concerning Confederate troop positions and recent engagements. The scouts report finding 300 Confederate cavalry and capturing a small number of men and horses. The party was also ambushed and one man was killed and another wounded. Camp Piatt occupied a location of strategic importance on the James River, Kanawha River, and Kanawha Turnpike, and is nearby to present-day Belle, West Virginia. See historical note for further information concerning Colonel Powell.

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