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Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865 [Report of the stations of the batteries serving with artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.178 Author/Creator: Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865 Place Written: Virginia Type: Document signed Date: February 26, 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32.6 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Created near City Point. Shaffer, Captain commanding artillery reserve, lists commanding officers, guns, and station locations for several batteries. Includes a report of heavy guns, citing location of guns and caliber.

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

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