A compendium of the War of the Rebellion

A compendium of the War of the Rebellion, comp. and arranged from official records of the Federal and Confederate armies, reports of the Adjutant Generals of the several states, the Army registers, and other reliable documents and sources, by Frederick H. Dyer. Includes three volumes: pt. 1. Number and organization of the armies of the United States.—pt. 2. Chronological record of the campaigns, battles, engagements, actions, combats, sieges, skirmishes, etc., in the United States, 1861 to 1865.—pt. 3. Regimental histories.

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epic · 1796 pages

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