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[Meeting to discuss how to commemorate the life of John H. Worcester conducted by his fellow soldiers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03974.32 Author/Creator: Place Written: St. Helena Island, South Carolina Type: Document Date: 10 January 1864 Pagination: Order a Copy

Worcester, John H. (1839-1863)

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