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The Passing of Armies: An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac

A member of the Fifth Corps recounts the dramatic final acts of the Civil War, describing Sheridan's rise, Warren's fall, and the slow, inexorable stalking of Lee's forces across the battle-scarred countryside.

Subject
history
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 368 pages

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