Civil War letters, 1860-1866.

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Civil War letters, 1860-1866.

Letters, original and transcribed, written by Joseph Bailey, a resident of Kilbourn City (now Wisconsin Dells), Wisconsin who served as a brigadier general during the Civil War.

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