Ralph L. Dorrance letters, 1864-1865, 1867.

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Ralph L. Dorrance letters, 1864-1865, 1867.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313867597

Eleven letters from Dorrance to his father and stepmother of Walcott Township, Rice County (Minn.), written while serving with Company A of the Seventh Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War (1864-1865) and while farming in Bloomington Township, Grant County (Wis.) (1867).

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Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Dorrance, Ralph L. (Ralph Lee).

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Dorrance was mustered into the Army on August 31, 1864 at the age of 20. He was mustered out on August 16, 1865 with the rank of private. From the description of Ralph L. Dorrance letters, 1864-1865, 1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313867597 ...

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