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George Wallace Melville: References & Edit History

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First paragraph modernization. Mar 26, 2024
Anniversary information added. Mar 13, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jul 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - George Wallace Melville. Jun 12, 2020
Add new Web site: Naval History and Heritage Command - Biography of George W. Melville. Sep 22, 2010
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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