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Barrett, Joseph Osgood, 1823-1898 "Old Abe!" the live war-eagle of Wisconsin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.225 Author/Creator: Barrett, Joseph Osgood, 1823-1898 Place Written: Madison, Wisconsin Type: Pamphlet Date: 1876 Pagination: 128 p. : Height: 19 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Tells the story of "Old Abe" the eagle who for years accompanied a Union Army Company into battle.

Barrett, Joseph Osgood, 1823-1898

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