Clothing accounts, 1863-1865.

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Clothing accounts, 1863-1865.

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The adjutant general of the Commonwealth, as executive administrator of the state's Military Establishment, has general superintendency over military stores and property. These accounts, kept for federal authorities during the Civil War, detail uniforms and other clothing issued during the war.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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