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Buyers, John (fl. 1862) Account for quarter ending September 30, 1862

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02016.115.01 Author/Creator: Buyers, John (fl. 1862) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 30 September 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 19.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Indicates that all the clothing, camp and garrison equipage are accounted for with the exception of fourteen hat trimmings and ten pairs of stockings.

John Buyers enlisted in the Army on 28 October 1862 as captain and commissioned I company, 58th Pennsylvania Infantry. On 30 May 1863 he resigned from his position.

Buyers, John, fl. 1862

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