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Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham) (1816-1892) Roll of honor. (no. XXII) Names of soldiers who died in defense of the American Union, interred in the National Cemetery at Nashville, Tennesee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.322 Author/Creator: Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham) (1816-1892) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Book Date: 1869 Pagination: 1 v. : 524 p. ; 23 x 14.8 cm. Order a Copy

Submitted by Quartermaster General and Brevet Major General Meigs. Printed by the Government Printing Office. Prepared in the central office of the Quartermaster General under Brevet Brigadier General Alexander J. Perry. Contains record of 16,485 graves of deceased Union soldiers in the cemetery at Nashville. 12,486 men have been identified while 4,472 are classified as "Unknown." The records are divided up by state. The names are in alphabetical order under each state heading. Gives rank, company, regiment, date of death, section, number of grave, and original place of internment. Published by the authority of the Secretary of War.

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