Letter : to Amos Beebe Eaton / by Albert Sidney Johnston, 1857 Sep 24.

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Letter : to Amos Beebe Eaton / by Albert Sidney Johnston, 1857 Sep 24.

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Albert Johnston, on route from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Kearny to command the Utah Expedition, tells about the movement of the troops destined for Utah.

2 p. ; 25 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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