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Unknown [record of the wound that George Clapp suffered on 1864/09/19]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09355.082 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: Circa 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 8.8 x 17.3 cm. Order a Copy

This document is a record of the wound that George Clapp suffered on 1864/09/19, which was a "right humerus shattered by mini ball." Shows that Clapp was discharged a year later and pensioned in September 1873.

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

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