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Schneider, Millard, fl. 1900 National Guard of Pennsylvania. The Commanding Officer of the Sixteenth Regiment of Infantry

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03769.148 Author/Creator: Schneider, Millard, fl. 1900 Place Written: Camp Hawkins, Pennsylania Type: Autograph document signed Date: 9 August 1900 Pagination: 1 p. ; 33.1 x 43.7 cm. Order a Copy

This document affirms that a commanding officer appoints Glen W. Blodgett as corporal of the sixteenth regiment of infantry. The printed form is from the NAtional Guard and is marked as [No. 7]. Noted on recto "Recommended by [indecipherable]".

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