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Vanaernam, Henry (1819-1894) [Collection of Henry Vanaernam, field and staff, 154th regiment, New York, infantry]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00653.05 Author/Creator: Vanaernam, Henry (1819-1894) Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Header Record Date: 24 June 1864, 23 August 1864 Pagination: 2 letters Order a Copy

Surgeon in the 154th NY Volunteers, Surgeon in Chief. Describes Confederate resistance and the shelling of Atlanta just before its fall. Both written in pencil.

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