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1Title:  Orlando Charles Risdon Papers     
 Creator:  Risdon, Orlando Charles 
 Dates:  1861-1872 
 Abstract:  Orlando Charles Risdon (1840-1894) was a Union officer from Ohio who organized and commanded the 53rd Colored Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. In March 1865 he became a brevet brigadier general. The collection consists of correspondence, orders, reports, vouchers, bills, receipts, related military documents, a record book, a day book, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, printed items, maps and photographs. 
 Call #:  MS 3229 
 Extent:  1.00 linear feet (3 containers) 
 Subjects:  Risdon, Orlando Charles. | United States. Army -- African American troops. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Miscellanea. | African American soldiers. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
 
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