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Pope, John, 1822-1892 to General Sherman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06762.004 Author/Creator: Pope, John, 1822-1892 Place Written: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Type: Printed letter Date: 23 October 1878 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 19.6 cm, Width: 13.6 cm Order a Copy

With 4 page insert: "Extracts from reports of the operations of the Army of Northern Virginia."

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