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Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Massachusetts officers who died while in ther service of the United States during the War of the Rebellion

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08895.05 Author/Creator: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet Date: 6 April 1892 Pagination: 20 p. ; 21 x 13.8 cm. Order a Copy

States "Every officer killed while in service, or who has died since the war, is entitled to representation in the Order by his lineal or collateral descendant." Includes the name of Captain James Ingersoll Grafton of the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteers. Contains pencil marks emphasizing various soldiers' names.

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Grafton, James Ingersoll, ?-1865

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