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Ager, George, fl. 1861-1865 Position of siege-guns & mortars in front of Petersburg Va.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.194 Author/Creator: Ager, George, fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 26 March 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 27.2 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Major Ager of the First Connecticut Artillery cites the position of parrott guns and mortars at Forts McGilvery and Haskell, and near Avery House during operations against Petersburg, Virginia.

Ager, George, fl. 1861-1865
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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