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Colvin, O., fl. 1863 [hospital record]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.142 Author/Creator: Colvin, O., fl. 1863 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Printed document signed Date: 3 April 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 12.6 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers, that Corporal O. A. Whitman died at the United States Army General Hospital 27 March 1863

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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