The Great Invasion of 1863: Or, General Lee in Pennsylvania. Embracing an Account of the Strength and Organization of the Armies of the Potomac and Northern Virginia; Their Daily Marches with the Routes of Travel, and General Orders Issued; the Three Days of Battle; the Retreat of the Confederate and Pursuit by the Federals; Analytical Index ... with an Appendix Containing an Account of the Burning of Chamberburg, Pennsylvania, a Statement of the General Sickles Controversy, and Other Valuable Historic Papers |
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| Title | The Great Invasion of 1863: Or, General Lee in Pennsylvania. Embracing an Account of the Strength and Organization of the Armies of the Potomac and Northern Virginia; Their Daily Marches with the Routes of Travel, and General Orders Issued; the Three Days of Battle; the Retreat of the ... |
| Author | Jacob Hoke |
| Publisher | W. J. Shuey, 1887 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 7 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 613 pages |
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