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handley Name Meaning and History

English (chiefly central and northern), Scottish, and Irish: variant of Hanley.

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handley Civil War Service
handley VeteransAllegianceTotal Veterans of
the Civil War
143Confederate1,050,000
205Union2,213,363
348Combined3,263,363
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