Clapp, David C. Papers, 1856-1915

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Clapp, David C. Papers, 1856-1915

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The David C. Clapp Papers, 1856-1915, include correspondence, journal, commissions, biographical sketch, programs, and photographs about Clapp's service in the Union Army during the Civil War and short periods of time prior to and after the war.

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