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Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865 [Report of ammunition in reserve, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.175 Author/Creator: Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: January 21, 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 26.2 cm, Width: 25.6 cm Order a Copy

Possibly created in Virginia. Captain Shaffer lists reserve amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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