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Various Items pertaining to the 11th Regiment, United States Colored Troops and to Major Milton Wells [Decimalized .01-.04]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05336 Author/Creator: Various Place Written: various Type: Header Record Date: 28 February 1863-1 April 1865 Pagination: Order a Copy

Hayes, John Jr., fl. 1864-1865
Wells, Milton, fl. 1862-1864

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