Letters : to Major Henning von Minden / by Alfred Sully, 1867-1871.

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Letters : to Major Henning von Minden / by Alfred Sully, 1867-1871.

A series of letters written to Major Henning von Minden from various posts and stations commenting on army life, the politics of promotion, and Indian questions.

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Von Minden, Henning, 1826-1871.

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Sully, Alfred, 1821-1879

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Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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