List of Officers of the Army of the United States from 1779 to 1900, Embracing a Register of All Appointments by the President of the United States in the Volunteer Service During the Civil War, and of Volunteer Officers in the Service of the United States: June 1, 1900 |
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| Title | List of Officers of the Army of the United States from 1779 to 1900, Embracing a Register of All Appointments by the President of the United States in the Volunteer Service During the Civil War, and of Volunteer Officers in the Service of the United States: June 1, 1900 |
| Author | William Henry Powell |
| Compiled by | William Henry Powell |
| Publisher | L. R. Hamersly & Company, 1900 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Jun 15, 2007 |
| Length | 863 pages |
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