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From the Wilderness to Appomattox : The Fifteenth New York Heavy Artillery in the Civil War /

"In early 1864, many heavy artillery regiments in the Civil War were garrisoning the Washington defenses, including the Fifteenth New York. At the same time, newly minted Union general in chief Ulysses S. Grant sought to replenish the ranks of the Army of the Potomac, and the Fifteenth became o...

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Autor principal: Altemos, Edward A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, 2023.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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