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Vaughn, Charles E. Soldier's diary, Co. I, 7th Regt. Vermont Vols. re: Mobile, with photograph

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03856 Author/Creator: Vaughn, Charles E. Place Written: [various places] Type: Diary Date: January 1865 - December 1865 Pagination: 1 diary 16.6 x 10.9 cm Order a Copy

The diary is about 65 pp. Includes a postwar cabinet photograph of an elderly Vaughn in uniform.

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