Identifier: gettysburgpivota00beec (find matches)
Title: Gettysburg, the pivotal battle of the Civil War
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Beecham, R. K. (Robert K.), b. 1838
Subjects: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Publisher: Chicago, A.C. McClurg & Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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