MAG 105 - Total War

Case #D-1862-143

Statement of Second Lieutenant Charles Fleming, regarding his experiences during the Taiping Rebellion. Original statement undated, but apparently written in early 1862.

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Edited this week by Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead & Alexander J Newall.

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