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Book Title: Halleck : Lincoln's Chief of Staff
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: LSU Press
Item Height: 0.5 in
Topic: United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Publication Year: 1996
Genre: History
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
