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THE GREAT REBELLION.

A HISTORY .OF THE =p sy wer. we ‘Eo Weetiand @iadg Civil War in the United States. Enubracing an authentic account of the whole contest, BY HON. J. “1. HEADLEY, Author of ' Napoleon and his Marshals,” “Washiagton and his Generals,” “ Sacred Afountains,” &c,

IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN.

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' THE SECRET SERVICE, The Field, The Dungeon and The Escape.

By ALBERT D. RICHARDSON, (Tribune Correspondent.)

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