Charles Bridges mule team request, Port Hudson, LA, 1863

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George F. Tincker, by command of Cyrus Hamlin, directed Charles Bridges, a Castine native who was quartermaster of the 8th Infantry Corps d'Afrique, to "furnish one four mule team" to report the following day at 8 a.m.

The 8th Infantry was stationed at Port Hudson, Louisiana.

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  • Title: Charles Bridges mule team request, Port Hudson, LA, 1863
  • Creator: Cyrus Hamlin
  • Creation Date: 1863-12-21
  • Subject Date: 1863
  • Locations:
    • Castine, Hancock County, ME
    • Port Hudson, LA
  • Media: Ink on paper
  • Local Code: Coll. 2114, Box 1/2
  • Collection: Charles Bridges/80th U.S. Colored Volunteers Civil War records
  • Object Type: Text

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