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Bliss, Zenas Randall, 1835-1900 [special orders no. 3]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.119 Author/Creator: Bliss, Zenas Randall, 1835-1900 Place Written: Point Isabella, Kentucky Type: Autograph document signed Date: January 12, 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Also signed by Lieutenant Benjamin G. Perkins. Colonel Bliss authorizes orders detailing Captain Ethan A. Jenks and other members of the 7th Regiment of Rhode Island Volunteers for detached service.

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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