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Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893 General Orders No. 399

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02198.05 Author/Creator: Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document Date: December 21, 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

The county of St. Mary in Maryland and the counties of Northampton and Accomac in Virginia are annexed to the department of Virginia and North Carolina.

Williston, Leander A., 1830-?

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