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List of Casualties in 6th Reg't Conn Vols 1st Brigade Morris' Island

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08915 Author/Creator: Place Written: Morris Island, South Carolina Type: Manuscript document Date: 18 July 1863 Pagination: 5 p. ; 32 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Lists men in the regiment and details of their injuries. Additional casualties and their type (killed, wounded, taken prisoner) are marked in pink ink next to the names at later dates. Some of the casualties were from the siege of Fort Wagner, which lasted from 18 July 1863 to 7 September 1863.

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