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Baxter, Elijah (d. 1874) [Certified list of enlisted men]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02175.06 Author/Creator: Baxter, Elijah (d. 1874) Place Written: Dennis, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 15 October 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

A list of the names of the men enlisted from the town of Dennis. Signed by Baxter, Small, and Howes as the town selectmen.

Small, Alvan, fl. 1861-1871
Howes, Joshua C., fl. 1860-1869
Baxter, Elijah, fl. 1862-1874

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