Civil War letter of Myron Adams, 1864 Aug. 19.

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Civil War letter of Myron Adams, 1864 Aug. 19.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166427594

Letter containing Adams's eyewitness account of Union operations during the Battle of Mobile Bay, Ala. (5 Aug. 1864).

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Navarro College

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