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[Statement of clothing camp and garrison equipage pertaining to Company B, 11th Regiment U. S. Colored Troops]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05336.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 1 April 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 31.9 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Lists numbers of knapsacks, canteens, mess pans, pins, and other items distributed to the 11th Regiment, United States Colored Troops.

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