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Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891 The war of the rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00628 Author/Creator: Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Book signed Date: 1880 Pagination: 752 p. : illus. ; 24 x 16 cm. Order a Copy

Inscribed: "Lewis E. Harvie Esqe. from his friend Joseph Eggleston Johnston." The book was compiled by Robert N. Scott under the direction of the Secretary of War, with authorship attributed to the United States War Department. Published by the Government Printing Office. Series I, Vol. I.

Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
United States War Department
Scott, Robert N. (Robert Nicholson), 1838-1887

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