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Straight, D. E., fl. 1862-1865 [Clothing receipt roll for Company I, 100th United States Colored Infantry]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04219.03 Author/Creator: Straight, D. E., fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Document signed Date: 6 August 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 39.5 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy

Clothing issued by Captain D. E. Straight. Includes the names of 39 soldiers, all of whom signed with an "x." Signed by James F. Essex as a witness.

Essex, James F. Jr., fl. 1865
Straight, D. E., fl. 1862-1865

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