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Letter from Captain Alfred F. Sears to Major Thomas B. Brooks, April 13, 1864

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Letter from Captain Alfred F. Sears to Major Thomas B. Brooks, April 13, 1864

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April 13, 1864

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A letter from Captain Alfred Sears of the 1st New York Engineers to Major Thomas Benton Brooks regarding orders to excavate relics from a Native American burial mound on Amelia Island, as well as the conduct of soldiers from the 97th Pennsylvania Infantry, commanded by Colonel Henry Ruhl Guss. Sears complains unofficially about Guss' conduct as a commander.

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Civil War Florida (1861-1865)

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State Archives of Florida, Collection M87-10

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Letter from Captain Alfred F. Sears to Major Thomas B. Brooks, April 13, 1864

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Civil war

Civil War, 1861-1865

Florida -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

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State Archives of Florida, Collection M87-10

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1864-04-13

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eng-US

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m87-10_b001_f11_01

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Civil War Florida (1861-1865)

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Nassau County (Fla.)

Fort Clinch (Amelia Island, Fla.)

Jacksonville (Fla.)

Duval County (Fla.)

Subject - Person

Guss, Henry Ruhl, 1825-1907

Brooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900

Osborn, Francis Augustus, 1833-1914

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United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 97th (1861-1865)

United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 24th (1861-1866)

United States--Army--Officers

United States. Army. New York Engineer Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)

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Describes orders regarding Native American artifacts on Amelia Island and the conduct of the 97th Pennsylavnia Infantry.

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Letter from Captain Alfred F. Sears to Major Thomas B. Brooks, April 13, 1864. April 13, 1864. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346070>, accessed 1 December 2024.

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Letter from Captain Alfred F. Sears to Major Thomas B. Brooks, April 13, 1864. April 13, 1864. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346070>

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