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[Military or soldier's decorative alphabet with Civil War scenes within each letter. Wood engraving. 12 letters]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02673.33 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: 1815-1860 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.9 cm, Width: 11.5 cm Order a Copy

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

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