Military papers of Joseph Hooker, 1861-1864.

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Military papers of Joseph Hooker, 1861-1864.

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Correspondence, orders, reports, dispatches, reconnaissance reports, and other military documents accumulated by Hooker's headquarters from October, 1861 through September, 1864. Included are papers relating to the battles of Antietam and Chancellorsville.

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