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[Plan of a military headquarters or camp]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00919.25.04 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 12.7 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Hand drawn plan noting the position of captains, surgeons, colonels, chaplains, and cooks.

Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921

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