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Irwin, Richard B. (Richard Biddle) (1839-1892) [Circular regarding morning reports]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00919.25.03 Author/Creator: Irwin, Richard B. (Richard Biddle) (1839-1892) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Printed document Date: 23 October 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 18.9 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Written from Headquarters, Defences of Washington. Issued by command of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks.

Irwin, Richard Biddle, 1839-1892
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894
Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921

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