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Resisting the Enrollment

Summary

Philip Wachter and his son, Lewis F. Wachter, living near Frederick, were arrested by Provost Guard for refusing to answer an enrollment officer's questions. [from Frederick Examiner]

Article Source

Newspaper: The Valley Register

Publication Date: August 29th, 1862

Page/Column: 2B

Town: Middletown, MD

County: Frederick

Subjects

  • Local Soldiers
  • Civil Liberties

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