Sgt. William Hedges, Wounded and Captured

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Sgt. William Hedges, Wounded and Captured during the Union Charge on Ft. Wagner. Letter and postal cover dated August 4, 1863 from General Hospital in Hilton Head S.C. He writes of his wounding and capture during the Union charge on Fort Wagner July 18, 1863. This battle included the charge of the 54th Massachusetts?.

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