Samuel B. Sheardown letter, 1863 Jan. 2.

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Samuel B. Sheardown letter, 1863 Jan. 2.

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From Sheardown, 10th Minnesota Infantry surgeon, at hospital headquarters in LeSueur (Minn.), to his brother and sister in Pennsylvania, describing the atrocities he saw during the Dakota Conflict and his medical assistance at the hanging of the Dakota prisoners in Mankato. Photocopy.

4 leaves on partial microfilm reel.

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 10th (1862-1865)

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Sheardown, Samuel B., 1826-1889.

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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...