Telegraph: William S. Blount to Mrs. R. Williams, September 22, 1862

1862-09-22

              Marianna and Tallahassee 
Telegraph Company,
Connecting with all lines and the Canadas,
The following by Telegraph has been received:
Dated, Raleigh NC 22 1862	
Received, Sept. 22 1862
To Mrs. R. Williams
My Dear Madam,
Your Brother Genl. Branch was Killed by a rifle Ball through his head on 17th instant at Sharpsburg Maryland
Wm. S. Blount
Paid

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Title	Telegraph: William S. Blount to Mrs. R. Williams, September 22, 1862
Creator	Blount, William S.
Contributor	Marianna and Tallahassee Telegraph Company
Date	1862-09-22
Subjects	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 Branch, Lawrence O'B. (Lawrence O'Bryan), 1820-1862
Index Terms	Branch, Lawrence O'Bryan, 1820-1862; Blount, William S.; Williams, R.;
Place	Raleigh (Wake County, N.C.) Tallahassee (Leon County, Fla.) Marianna (Jackson County, Fla.)
Time Period	(1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction
Description	William S. Blount sends a Telegraph to Lawrence O’Bryan Branch’s sister to let her know that her brother had been killed “by a rifle ball through his head” at the Battle of Sharpsburg.
Rights	The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers.
Physical Characteristics	Telegraph
Collection	Mrs. Lawrence O'Bryan Branch Papers. State Archives of North Carolina
Local call no.	PC.26
MARS ID	535 (Record Group)
Type	Image Text
Language	English
Format	Letters (correspondence)
Digital Collection	Civil War Collection
Digital Format	image/jpeg
Audience	All
Theme	Military Women

Title	pc26telegraph_001
Full Text	Marianna and Tallahassee Telegraph Company, Connecting with all lines and the Canadas, The following by Telegraph has been received: Dated, Raleigh NC 22 1862 Received, Sept. 22 1862 To Mrs. R. Williams My Dear Madam, Your Brother Genl. Branch was Killed by a rifle Ball through his head on 17th instant at Sharpsburg Maryland Wm. S. Blount Paid

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