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Funeral of Colonel Fletcher Webster Recalls Marshfield Visit
A long account recounts the private funeral of Colonel Fletcher Webster in Marshfield on September 10, with services led by Rev. Mr. Alden, the casket on his father Daniel Webster’s writing desk, and family mourners. The piece also notes related dispatches about General Taylor’s son, slave confiscation, and military discipline across Wisconsin during 1862.
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