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Morey, Charles C. (ca. 1830-1865) [Diary of Sergeant in 2nd Vermont Vols.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01921.05 Author/Creator: Morey, Charles C. (ca. 1830-1865) Place Written: [various places in Virginia] Type: Diary Date: 1865 Pagination: 15 p. ; 15 x 9 cm. Order a Copy

Autograph manuscript signed. About Petersburg.

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