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DYER, ALEXANDER B.

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DYER, ALEXANDER B.
(1815 - 1874) Union brevet major general who invented the "Dyer" shell and worked at the Springfield Armory throughout the war. A.L.S. "A. B. Dyer" adding rank on Ordnance Office letterhead, 1p. 4to., Washington, Feb. 10, 1867 to A. Hitchcock, in full: "No mountain howitzers for sale". Very good.