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BIRNEY, WILLIAM F.

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BIRNEY, WILLIAM F.
(1819 - 1907) Union brigadier general who led a Negro division of the 10th Corps, and fought at 2nd Bull Run, Chantilly and Fredericksburg. A.L.S. ""William F. Birney"" adding rank on Head Quarters of the U. S. Artillery School, 4pp. 4to., Ft. Monroe, June 28, 1871, in part: ""àI have to report that no articles of the kind alluded to in the note - nor any other public property - was found in the cellar nor elsewhere on the premises. I have also to report that the charges against the 1st Lt. and against the quartermaster are utterly groundlessà"". Minor adhesive stains affect right side of signature, else very good.