Campaign book[s] [microform], [not before 1862]-1865.

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Campaign book[s] [microform], [not before 1862]-1865.

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Two "campaign books" summarizing military operations against Confederate Major General Sterling Price in Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas in 1862 and 1864. The 1st vol. was prepared by L.G. Bennett and presented to Samuel R. Curtis; it consists of annotated maps showing Curtis's campaign through northern Arkansas & southern Missouri and the Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark., 1862. The 2nd vol. is presumably Curtis's copy of his report to Major General H.W. Halleck, chief of staff (Washington, D.C.); it is a narrative account with transcripts of documents and 3 maps.

Reference copies: 1 partial microfilm reel ; 35 mm.Originals: 2 v.

Kansas State Historical Society

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