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Hays, William, 1819-1875 Field return of the artillery reserve

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.136 Author/Creator: Hays, William, 1819-1875 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 16 April 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Lists the number of officers and others present for duty from several batteries. Docketed 16 April 1865. General Hays served in the Mexican, Seminole, and Civil Wars. During the Civil War, he commanded reserve artillery at Antietam, Maryland and Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Hays, William, 1819-1875

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