A BOOK CONTAINING CIVIL WAR LETTERS |
LETTERS TO COUSIN SALLIE CULLERS 1861-1916 SOME FROM CAMPS DURING THE CIVIL WAR |
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SALLIE CULLERS RABB AT HER HOME IN NEWTON, N.C. SOMETIME BETWEEN 1920-1929 |
REPRODUCTION OF A LETTER FROM SALLIE'S COUSIN WALTER ORNDORFF |
LETTER REFERRING TO THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE AND THE LAUREL BRIGADE |
FRONT COVER OF 2ND EDITION |
