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Letter from Sgt. Ward, 6th Regiment, USCT

From Sgt. Algernon Ward, June 16, 2005

We are thrilled by the story about our unit on your website. Thank you very much. We sincerely appreciate the interest that you have shown in us and will do our best to live up to it.

Midland Monument at Midland Cemetery. Photo by Algernon Ward.yours truly,
Sgt. Algernon Ward Jr. 6th Regiment USCT, Trenton NJ

Photo by Algernon Ward. Used by permission.

 

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