George Wagner documents and photographs, 1847-1896, 1974.

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George Wagner documents and photographs, 1847-1896, 1974.

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This collection contains documents pertaining to George Wagner's time in the Army and the Bureau of Refuges, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. A form regarding his indenturement dated 1847, a document noting his promotion to 1st Lt. on May 1862, and his commissioning letter, signed by Abraham Lincoln are also included. There is a cartes de visite of Mr. Wagner as a 1st Lt. and another of his wife, Emeline Skilman Wagner.

3 folders, 1 oversize folder, 3 cased images, 2 cartes de visite.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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