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Scope and Contents

The letter from Bradney Griffin, South Mills, N.C., to an unknown recipient is entitled "Escape of 80 Confederate Officers. Their Pursuit by the Mounted Rifles. A Six Day's Scout. Capture of Horses, Mules. Griffin discusses the escape of the soldiers who were being marched to Fort Delaware and describes the recovery efforts over the ensuing days. Negative and positive photostats.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons