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Woolston, Charles (fl. 1864-1865) [Collection of Charles Woolston, 3rd regiment, Pennsylvania, cavalry] [Decimalized .01-.21]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.26 Author/Creator: Woolston, Charles (fl. 1864-1865) Place Written: various Type: Header Record Date: Pagination: 21 items Order a Copy

Includes death certificate, description of Petersburg and Appomattox. Woolston died of typhoid shortly after Lee's surrender.

Woolston enlisted as a private on 7 October 1864 in Company U, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Pennsylvania.

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