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Townsend, E.D. (fl. 1863-) General Orders No. 399

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02198.05 Author/Creator: Townsend, E.D. (fl. 1863-) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Printed document Date: 21 December 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 13.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

The county of St. Mary in Maryland and the counties of Northampton and Accomac in Virginia are annexed to the department of Virginia and North Carolina.

Williston, Leander A., b. 1830

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