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Preferred Citation

Poll Book (Luzerne County, Pa.), Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Scope and Contents

Poll book, 11 October, 1864, for Civil War soldiers from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania at the headquarters of the 58th Regiment (Pennsylvania) while stationed at Chaffin's Farms, Virginia. Includes list of soldiers voting, and names and signatures of those appointed clerks and judges. Also includes voting results for national and local elections.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Elections--Pennsylvania
• Elections--United States--1864
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories