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1861-1864
[maroon leather box with small collapsing cup]
Small round leather maroon box with small silver collapsing metal cup inside.
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07 December 1941
[Bombardment of Pearl Harbor]
Image printed on board of Japanese aerial view of attack on Pearl Harbor. Japanese "zero" plane with can be seen in image. Japanese text in caption. From the Naval History and Heritage Command's catalog: "Japanese Navy Type 97 Carrier Attack Plane...
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Image printed on board of Japanese aerial view of attack on Pearl Harbor with Japanese text in caption. From Naval History and Heritage Command's catalog: "Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken from a Japanese plane during the torpedo attack on...
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24 July 1864
Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892
to Parents
Has not received a letter from them in two weeks. Marched up to Washington. Then went through much of Virginia Maryland over the past two weeks. Now is back only 6 miles from Washington D.C. "The whole trip has not amounted to anything" besides...
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16 May 1864
"Sid is reported taken prisoner. He has been missing since Friday night. The 10th were surrounded and a number taken prisoners." He definitely is not killed or injured because his body was not found when the army retook that area soon after. Had he...
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