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The battle of Fair Oaks : a reply to General Joseph E. Johnston

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  • The Battle of Fair Oaks, Va. May 31st 1862

    The Battle of Fair Oaks, Va. May 31st 1862

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    Image of the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia, during the American Civil War with Union and Confederate soldiers on foot engaged in a forest clearing surrounded by trees; dead and wounded soldiers in foreground; hot air balloon rising in distance; caption describing the battle in bottom margin.

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    Letter from George Johnston, headquarters Morristown, to Brigadier General Alexander McDougall

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    Autograph letter signed. Written on behalf of Washington and franked by him. (1 page)

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    Joseph E. Johnston papers

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    The collection includes letters, communications, reports, and other records generated and accumulated by General Joseph Johnston's headquarters during the American Civil War, with some private letters written and received by Johnston. Correspondents include Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Confederate General John Bell Hood, Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, and Confederate States Senator from Texas, Louis Trezevant Wigfall.

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  • Genl. Meagher at the Battle of Fair Oaks, Va. June 1st 1862

    Genl. Meagher at the Battle of Fair Oaks, Va. June 1st 1862

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    Image of Union and Confederate armies engaged during the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia, during the American Civil War; General Thomas Francis Meagher on horseback directs the charge as soldiers on foot surge forward leaving dead and wounded soldiers in their wake; cannons and fighting troops in background at right.

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