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US Army Military History Institute Civil War-Battles-1865 Historical Services Division 950 Soldiers Drive Carlisle Barracks U.S. Army Military History Institute Civil War-Battles-1865 Historical Services Division 950 Soldiers Drive Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5021 20 Apr 07 WILSON'S RAID THROUGH ALABAMA AND GEORGIA (22 MAR-2 APR 1865) A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources Allen, Randall. “A Most Voluntary Gathering: The Battle of West Point, Ga, April 16, 1865.” Blue & Gray (Aug 1994): pp. 22-29. Per. Allen, Theodore F. "The Last Battle of the Civil War." Journal of the United States Cavalry Association (Apr 1908): 785-86. Per. Andrews, Christopher C. History of the Campaign of Mobile, Including the Cooperative Operations of General Wilson's Cavalry in Alabama. NY: Van Nostrand, 1889. 276 p. E477.94A57. See Chapters 28-30 Beaumont, Eugene B. "Campaign of Selma." United Service 2 (1880): pp. 250-62. Per. Belafield, Henry H. "The Wilson Raid." 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