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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, Ordanance Office letterhead, 1p. 4to., Washington, Aug. 15, 1867 to General Henry Abbot, in part: ""àI have requested Gen. Hardie to issue to you such ammunition as you may require for experimental purposesà"". Very good.