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Hallidy, Adam, M. (fl. 1862-1865) [Collection of 5 letters to his friend and wife] [Decimalized .01-.05]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05522 Author/Creator: Hallidy, Adam, M. (fl. 1862-1865) Place Written: [various places] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1862-1864 Pagination: 5 items Order a Copy

Adam M. Hallidy was a Union Army soldier during the Civil War and was in Company K, 2nd D.C. Volunteers. He married his friend Maggie McClelland 19 March 1864.

Hallidy, Adam M., fl. 1862-1865
Hallidy, Margaret McClelland, fl. 1862-1865

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