Francis W. Knowles Papers, 1862-1885
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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...
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Francis W. Knowles served in Company B of the 36th Massachusetts Volunteers. From the description of Francis W. Knowles papers, 1862-1885 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 297234072 ...
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