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French, William Henry (1815-1881) [Circular reporting troop mobilization to New York City]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08523.01 Author/Creator: French, William Henry (1815-1881) Place Written: Warrenton, Virginia Type: Manuscript Date: 30 July 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.7 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Official copy signed clerically by W[illiam].F.A. Torbert as adjutant and Albert Ordway and countersigned by J.H. Chase. Reports the march of the 20th Regiment Indiana Volunteers and the 1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers to New York City during the Draft Riots. Copy made 16 December 1863

Torbert, W.F.A., fl. 1863
Ordway, Albert, 1843-1897
Chase, J.H., fl. 1863
French, William Henry, 1815-1881

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