Confederate States Spy report, 1864.

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Confederate States Spy report, 1864.

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The Confederate States Spy Report was written by Colonel John B. Sale and handwritten by H. Marshall, Headquarter Armies of the Confederate States to General John Breckinridge, for his information. It is a report of 5000 Union Troops movement in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. The report also discusses Lincolns order to enroll African Americans into the army, abolitionists, and how the corn was doing in Kentucky in 1864. There is a seal in the top, left hand corner.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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