City Guard log book, 1844-1851, [186-].

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City Guard log book, 1844-1851, [186-].

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Company logbook of the New York City Guard (1844-1851) commanded by Capt. William McArdle. Entries are mostly unofficial, often clippings with commentary, and made by various members of the Company on such topics as parade lists, announcements of the death of members, social arrangements, reports of the Guard's activities, jokes, poems, two sketches of soldiers, and a loose clipping from after 1862.

1 v. (150 p.) : ill. ; 10 x 15 in.

New-York Historical Society

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