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No Wake for Finegan?

A Christmas Killing A Seneca County, New York newspaper in January, 1862 included this Boxing Day letter home: From the Thirty-Third Regiment CAMP GRIFFIN, 33D REGIMENT, Co. K. Dec. 26, 1861. I improve the opportunity of writing you this morning. … Continue reading

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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like …

Plenty of Time to Decorate Camp In Lieu of General Advance South Captain Guion of Company A, New York 33rd Infantry Regiment describes his quarters, the regiment’s decorating mission, the 25 mile front, and the regiment’s non-fighting role during the … Continue reading

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