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Title: Re: Letter commenting on the food and clothing issued to Civil War soldiers
Author: McGinley, W.S.
Source:
Date: 6/16/1861
Folder/Item #: Civil War (1); 1
Notes:
Abstract: Letter to a Mr. Austin of Philadelphia telling of the inadequate food and clothes issued to the Northern soldiers; the taking over of the Pikesville U.S. Arsenal; the contents of the arsenal and the danger from the secessionists in the area