Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Hebron, John L., 1842-1914. Letter, 25 October 1861. 2 pg.
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Mss. C H
Content
In a letter dated October 25, 1861 at Camp Leslie Combs (West Liberty, Ky.), Bugler John L. Hebron of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry describes a recent clash with Confederate forces to his mother. He relates that the Federals reached West Liberty after an all night march on Wednesday morning (Oct. 23rd). They found the town defended by about 200 of the enemy who broke and fled when they came under artillery fire. He states that the Unionists entered the deserted town shortly afterwards and discovered the enemy had "left blankets, their grub and everything else." He reports that the Union cavalry pursued and killed "6 or 7 of them", while losing one officer wounded. He also reports the rumor that John C. Breckinridge, a prominent Southern Rights leader, had been captured at Prestonsburg, Ky.