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Stanton, Robert A. (b. 1839) [Report of ammunition in artillery reserves]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.137 Author/Creator: Stanton, Robert A. (b. 1839) Place Written: Shrants Mill, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: circa 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 16.5 x 10 cm. Order a Copy

Captain Stanton lists quantities of shrapnel, shell, and canister. Directs list to Captain Craig, Assistant Adjutant General. According to a pencil note on verso, this document pertains to the Battle of Cold Harbor. Written in pencil. Stanton served in the New York 74th Infantry.

Stanton served in the New York 74th Infantry.

Stanton, Robert A., b. 1839

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