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- ↑ “General Pay Roll of the 12th Virginia Regiment in the service of the United States. Commanded by Col. James Wood for the month of December 1777” National Archives. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783. [Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/9953989 ]. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
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