Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Colonel William M. Wherry” in chapter 10 of John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army:
... sent, though in fact many hours or some days had elapsed.
My annotations were made in 1882-3, at Black Point, San Francisco, California, with the assistance of my ever faithful and efficient aide, Colonel William M. Wherry , now lieutenant-colonel of the 2d United States Infantry, and were attached to the copies of the records in 1886.)
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