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Mayo, Ezekiel R. (b. 1834) Report of stations of the batteries serving with artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.193 Author/Creator: Mayo, Ezekiel R. (b. 1834) Place Written: City Point, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 19 March 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32.6 x 19.1 cm. Order a Copy

Also includes a report of heavy guns in defenses, City Point.

In early 1865, the Army of the Potomac was active in operations against Petersburg. Mayo served in the Maine Third Light Artillery.

Mayo, Ezekiel R., b. 1834
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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