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A rising thunder

A rising thunder

by Richard Wheeler

1994Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861CampaignsHistorySiege, 1861United States Civil War, 1861-1865
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Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861CampaignsHistorySiege, 1861United States Civil War, 1861-1865Fort sumter (charleston, s.c.)
First published 1994

Setting

Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)United StatesCivil War, 1861-1865

Author

Richard Wheeler

First published

1994

Pages

432

Read time

≈ 11h

Editions

5

Language

English

Publisher

Harper Perennial

ISBN

9780785817116

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