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Born 1841
From Biographical records of Linn County, Iowa .. (1901)
COLONEL CHARLES A. CLARK.
Among the prominent attorneys and influential citizens of Cedar Rapids is Colonel Cliarles A. Clark, who devoted the opening years of his manhood to the defense of our country from the internal foes who sought its dismemberment, and his gallant service on field of little won for him distinctive preferment in military circles. He was born in Sangerville, Maine, on the 26th of January, 1 84 1, and belongs to a family which
As printed in Biographical records of Linn County, Iowa .. (1901). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Their biographies name Charles A. Clark: Robert Safely
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