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Beecher, James Chaplin (1828-1886) [Muster out roll for Clarke H. Remick, 35th Regiment, United States Colored Troops]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.228.02 Author/Creator: Beecher, James Chaplin (1828-1886) Place Written: Savannah, Georgia Type: Manuscript document Date: 17 June 1865 Pagination: 2 p. ; 26.7 x 77.7 cm. Order a Copy

Signed by Beecher as Colonel of the 35th Regiment. James C. Beecher, brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher, commanded the 35th Regiment, United States Colored Troops.

Beecher was the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher.

Beecher, James Chaplin, 1828-1886
Remick, Clarke H., fl. 1865

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