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Mayo, Ezekiel R. (b. 1834) [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.167 Author/Creator: Mayo, Ezekiel R. (b. 1834) Place Written: Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 7 December 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 31.9 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

Mayo served in the Maine Third Light Artillery.

Mayo, Ezekiel R., b. 1834

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