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Introduction, p. 1 Notes to Introduction, p. 2 Col. Shriver's Report, original and transcription, p. 3-22 A heretofore unpublished report written by Col. Edward Shriver, a Frederick lawyer and the commander of the16th Regiment. He detailed his men’s role in ending John Brown’s Harper's Ferry raid in a report written October 22, 1859 to Brig. Gen. James M. Coale, the commanding officer of all the Frederick infantry regiments. GOVERNOR (Miscellaneous Papers), 1859, MSA S1274-37-1. Footnotes to Report, p. 23

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