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Jaci Deserter Returns to Surprise Family in Chicago
Ellen Callahan has waited seven years for news of her father William L Callahan, a deserter from the Ninth Infantry. A letter to Washington reveals his past, and a planned reunion is shattered when Jim Miller, a fellow soldier, returns home with a twist that unsettles the family.
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War Department
Washington, D. C
William L. Callahin
Company I
Ninth Infantry
Fort Logan
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Freehold
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Ellen Callahan
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Callahan
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Ellen
Mary
Findley
Chicago
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Congress
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Jim Miller
Jim Minler