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Capt. Burns, Provost Marshall, Hagerstown, has administered the oath of allegiance to 59 men, some reluctantly, including Henry Rice. All names are listed, starting with Henry Stonebraker, Charles Gall, Wm. Hammond….
Newspaper: The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Publication Date: July 30th, 1862
Page/Column: 2B
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
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