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Language
English
Abstract
Photostat copy of a letter written by Charles W.D. Smitley of Burlington, Lawrence County, Ohio, a Civil War veteran, to former
Union General Franz Sigel, dated 6 January 1887. Smitley, a veteran of the 2nd West Virginia Infantry and the 5th West Virginia
Cavalry, had his pension claim rejected for want of evidence and wrote to Sigel, his former commanding officer, to petition
for his help. Smitley provides a detailed account of his service as a scout and the conditions under which he received the
injuries he reports in his pension claim.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Charles Smitley, Civil War Veteran, Letter Regarding Pension Claim,
A&M 1480, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.