OF THE

CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA;

COMPRISING A FULL AND IMPARTIAL ACCOUNT OF THE

ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE REBELLION,

OF THE VARIOUS

NAVAL AND MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS,

OF THE

Heroic Deeds Performed by Armies and Individuals.

AND OF

TOUCHING SCENES IN THE FIELD, THE CAMP, THE HOSPITAL, AND THE CABIN.

BY JOHN S. C. ABВОТТ,

AUTHOR OF "LIFE OF NAPOLEON," ""HISTORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION," MONARCHIES OF CONTINENTAL EUROPE," &0.

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BATTLE SCENES,

FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY DARLEY, AND OTHER EMINENT ARTISTS,

AND PORTRAITS OF DISTINGUISHED MEN.

VOL. I.

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NEW YORK:

PUBLISHED BY HENRY BILL.

1864.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863. by
HENRY BILL, GURDON BILL, AND LEDYARD BILL,

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