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American Civil War Collection
Donald Forbes was born sometime in the 1840s, son of Dr. John Forbes and Ann Forbes of Chippawa, Canada West. He first worked in Fergus, Canada West, and later moved to Newark, New Jersey, in the United States. He joined the Union Army in February 1864 and died on June 22, 1864. The collection consists of more than two dozen letters.

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Letters (30)