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Berry, Hiram Gregory, 1824-1863 [Hiram Berry materials].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08240 Author/Creator: Berry, Hiram Gregory, 1824-1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Header Record Date: 17 April 1862 Pagination: Order a Copy

Berry's eyewitness report of the Battle of Yorktown and a carte de visite of Berry.

Berry, Hiram Gregory, 1824-1863
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown
Civil War
Military History
Union Forces
Union General
Battle
The American Civil War

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