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Barker, Nathan, 1792-1866 [Report of horses and mules in reserve artillery, ammunition train, Army of the Potomac]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.145 Author/Creator: Barker, Nathan, 1792-1866 Place Written: Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 15 September 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Barker signs as Captain and Assistant Quartermaster. Captain Calvin Shaffer, commanding artillery reserves, signs the docket.

Barker, Nathan, 1792-1866
Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

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