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Doubleday, Abner (1819-1893) [Endorsements of Hofmann, Doubleday, and Reynolds]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03469.06 Author/Creator: Doubleday, Abner (1819-1893) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 8 October 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20 x 8.5 cm. Order a Copy

Leaf with autograph endorsements signed by Abner Doubleday, John W. Hofmann and John F. Reynolds. Mounted on paper 31 x 20 cm.

John F. Reynolds was a Union Brigadier General.
John W. Hoffman was a Union Brigadier General. He ordered the first shot that was fired at Gettysburg.
Abner Doubleday was a Union Major General.

Reynolds, John Fulton, 1820-1863
Hofmann, John William, 1824-1902
Doubleday, Abner, 1819-1893

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