James Scarbrough Papers

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Written just months before the end of the war, this hastily scrawled note on rough paper is addressed to "officers gathering up absentees" and would have served as a letter of introduction and safe passage for Private F.P. Scarbrough. The letter notes that Scarbrough has essentially been invalided out, and is returning home to recover from his sixth severe wound of the war. At the end, J.D. Smith further vouches that Scarbrough will return to his regiment as soon as he is able. This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, .

Publication Date

1865

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Civil War

Keywords

ASERL

Geographic Location

Mississippi

Format (original)

document

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PDF

Digital ID

MSS_27_Box2_FF12_02031865

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, James Scarbrough papers

Repository

Manuscripts Division

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

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Letter on Behalf of Pvt. F. P. Scarbrough, to officers Gathering up Absentees, J. D. Smith, Captain, 8th Mississippi Cavalry, McCullough Brigade, February 1865

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