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Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865 [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.141 Author/Creator: Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865 Place Written: Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 4 September 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 30.8 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Written in camp near Petersburg. Lists officers and soldiers present for duty. Lists casualties: 2 enlisted men killed & 4 wounded, all from the 14th Battery Mass. Artillery. Cites guns, artillery, and other supplies. Lists numbers of horses, wagons, and mules.

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

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