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[List of forces and commanders involved in operations against Mobile, Alabama]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01545.12 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Pamphlet Date: circa 1865 Pagination: 7 p. : Height: 22.4 cm, Width: 14.6 cm Order a Copy

Full title is "Operations against Mobile, Ala.: Organization of the Union Forces (Commanded by Major-General Edward R. S. Canby) March-April, 1865." Contains a list of Union major generals, brigadier generals, colonels, captains, and other leaders who participated in the March-April 1865 Mobile Campaign under the command of Major General Canby. Lists all units, including the 96th and 97th United States Colored Troops. Includes a 5 cent Internal Revenue Certificate stamp, which was cancelled in 1866, on the last page.

Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg, 1817-1873

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