Confederate States of America. War Dept. Official reports of battles
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00313 Author/Creator: Confederate States of America. War Dept. Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Book Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 v : 571 p. ; 23.5 x 15 cm. Order a Copy
Published by order of the Confederate Congress by the Enquirer Book and Job Press. Consists of documents, letters, battle reports, and statistics from Confederate officers (as well as some captured Union documents and letters) during the battles of 1862, including Shiloh and the defeats at Forts Henry and Donelson. Index at pages 567-571.
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