Board of Engineers to Review Sea Coast Fortifications, Including New York |
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EDWARD D. TOWNSEND.
Document Signed, printed Special Orders No. 41, Jan. 27, 1864. Creating and Appointing Abbot to a Board of Engineers to review Sea Coast Fortifications, especially New York Harbor.
Inventory #20577.04
Price: $175
Henry L. Abbott (1831-1927) commanded the Army of the Potomac’s siege artillery at Petersburg. For this and other recognizable services during the war, he was brevetted brigadier general.
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