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Benham, Henry Washington, 1813-1884 Draft of battle report on an engineering operation

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00919.14 Author/Creator: Benham, Henry Washington, 1813-1884 Place Written: Falmouth, Virginia Type: Manuscript letter Date: May 1, 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

Battle report on an engineering operation. Letter clerically written near Falmouth, Virginia.

Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921
Benham, Henry Washington, 1813-1884

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