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Lt. Col. William S. Mudgett, a native of Stockton who served with the 80th U.S. Colored Troops, ordered the convening of a board of survey to report on a discrepancy between invoice and amount in a shipment of clothing received by Lt. Charles Bridges, a Castine native who was the regimental quartermaster.
John H. Rodgers, military store keeper at New Orleans, had sent the shipment.
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About This Item
- Title: Shipment inquiry order, Bonnet Carre, LA, 1865
- Creator: William S. Mudgett
- Creation Date: 1865-02-24
- Subject Date: 1865
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Locations:
- Bonnet Carre, La Place, LA
- Castine, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 2114, Box 4/1
- Collection: Charles Bridges/80th U.S. Colored Volunteers Civil War records
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Bridges, Charles, b. ca. 1838
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Surveys
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies
- United States. Army--Uniforms
- United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 80th (1864-1867)
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(207) 774-1822 x230
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