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| A. B. C. F. M. | American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. |
| A. C. | Amherst College. |
| Acad. | Academy. |
| Adj. | Adjunct, Adjutant. |
| A. E. F. | American Expeditionary Forces. |
| A. H. M. S. | American Home Missionary Society. |
| Amer. | American. |
| Amer. S. S. Union | American Sunday School Union. |
| Ap. | April. |
| a. p. | Acting pastor. |
| Assoc. | Association. |
| Asst. | Assistant. |
| Atty. | Attorney. |
| Aug. | August. |
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| b. | Born. |
| B. C. | British Columbia. |
| Bd. | Board. |
| Bib. | Biblical. |
| Brev. | Brevet. |
| Brig. | Brigade, Brigadier. |
| Bro. | Brother, Brothers. |
| B. W. I. | British West Indies. |
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| C. A. | Coast Artillery. |
| Cal. | California. |
| Capt. | Captain. |
| Cav. | Cavalry. |
| C., B. and Q. R. R. | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. |
| Ch. | Child, Children, Church. |
| C. I. | Colored Infantry. |
| Co. | Company, County. |
| C. of H. D. | Certificate of Honorable Distinction. |
| Col. | Colonel, Colorado. |
| Coll. | College. |
| Com. | Committee. |
| Conf. | Confederate. |
| Cong. | Congregational, Congregationalist. |
| Conn. | Connecticut. |
| Corp. | Corporal. |
| C. O. T. S. | Central Officers' Training School. |
| C. S. A. | Confederate States Army. |
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| d.or D. | Died. |
| D. | December. |
| da. | Daughter, daughters. |
| Dept. | Department. |
| D. S. | Divinity School. |
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| Ed. | Edited, Editor, Education. |
| Est. | Established. |
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| F. | February. |
| F. A. | Field Artillery. |
| F. A. O. T. S. | Field Artillery Officers' Training School. |
| F. A. R. C. | Field Artillery Reserve Corps. |
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| Grad. | Graduate, Graduation. |
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| H. I. | Hawaiian Islands. |
| H. M. | Home Missionary. |
| Hon. | Honorable, honorary, honoris. |
| Hosp. | Hospital. |
| Hq. | Headquarters. |
| H. S. | High School. |
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| Inf. | Infantry. |
| Inst. | Institute. |
| Int. | Internal. |
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| Jan. | January. |
| Je. | June. |
| Jy. | July. |
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| Lang. | Language. |
| Lieut. | Lieutenant. |
| L. S. | Law School. |
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| m. or M. | Married. |
| M. A. C. | Massachusetts Agricultural College. |
| Maj. | Major. |
| Mch. | March. |
| Md. | Maryland. |
| Me. | Maine. |
| M. E. | Methodist Episcopal. |
| Med. | Medical, medicine. |
| Meth. | Methodist. |
| Mfr. | Manufacturer. |
| Mgr. | Manager. |
| Miss'y | Missionary. |
| Mo. | Missouri. |
| Mos. | Months. |
| M. S. | Medical School. |
| M. V. M. | Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. |
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| N. | November. |
| Nat. | National. |
| N. B. | New Brunswick. |
| N. B. A. | National Bank Association. |
| N. E. | New England. |
| Neb. | Nebraska. |
| No. | North. |
| N. T. | New Testament. |
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| O. | October, Ohio. |
| Ont. | Ontario. |
| Ore. | Oregon. |
| O. T. S. | Officers' Training School. |
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| p. | Pastor. |
| Penn. | Pennsylvania. |
| P. Inst. | Polytechnic Institute. |
| Polit. | Political. |
| P. Q. | Province of Quebec. |
| P. R. | Porto Rico. |
| Prep. | Preparatory. |
| Presb. | Presbyterian. |
| Prin. | Principal. |
| Priv. | Private. |
| Prof. | Professor. |
| Prop. | Proprietor. |
| Prot. | Protestant. |
| Pub. | Published, publisher. |
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| Q. | Quarterly. |
| Q. M. | Quartermaster. |
| Q. M. C. | Quartermaster Corps. |
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| r. | Resides, resided. |
| Regt. | Regiment. |
| Rev. | Revenue, Reverend. |
| R. I. S. P. C. A. | Rhode Island Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. |
| R. O. T. C. | Reserve Officers' Training Corps. |
| R. P. I. | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. |
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| s. | Supply. |
| s. or S. | Son, sons. |
| S. | September. |
| San. | Sanitary. |
| S. A. T. C. | Student Army Training Corps. |
| Sec. | Secretary. |
| Sem. | Seminary. |
| Sergt. | Sergeant. |
| So. | South. |
| Soc. | Society. |
| S. O. T. C. | Student Officers' Training Corps. |
| s. s. | Stated supply. |
| S. S. | Sabbath School. |
| Supt. | Superintendent. |
| Surg. | Surgeon. |
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| Ter. | Territory. |
| T. H. | Territory of Hawaii. |
| T.I. | Theological Institute. |
| T., P. and W. R. R. | Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad. |
| Tr. | Translated. |
| T. S. | Theological Seminary. |
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| U. | University. |
| Unit. | Unitarian. |
| Univs. | Universities. |
| U. P. R. R. | Union Pacific Railroad. |
| U. S. | United States. |
| U. S. A. | United States Army. |
| U. S. A. A. C. | United States Army Ambulance Corps. |
| U. S. A. A. S. | United States Army Ambulance Service. |
| U. S. C. I. | United States Colored Infantry. |
| U. S. C. T. | United States Colored Troops. |
| U. S. M. C. | United States Marine Corps. |
| U. S. N. | United States Navy. |
| U. S. N. R. F. | United States Naval Reserve Force. |
| U. S. V. | United States Volunteers. |
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| Vol. | Volume, Volunteer. |
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| w. c. | Without charge. |
| Wis. | Wisconsin. |
| W. S. S. | War Savings Stamps. |
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| yr. | Year. |
