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Book Title: Horse Soldiers' Raid : Grierson's Raid and Hatch's March During the American Civil War
Number of Pages: 152 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Leonaur The Limited
Item Height: 0.3 in
Topic: United States / 19th Century, Military / General, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: History
Item Weight: 7.2 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: R. W. Surby
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback