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Unknown [General Henry Jackson Hunt's account information]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.222 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Document Date: 23 November 1875- 6 March 1876 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.8 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Pertains to Hunt's account at a National Bank. Bank's name is illegible.

Hunt served as Chief of Artillery for the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. He was the military commander at Charleston, South Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia 1875-1880.

Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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