Language
en
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Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2007-04-04
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1818–1893
A Louisiana-born military officer, engineer, and writer, he became one of the best-known Confederate generals of the American Civil War. His life stretched well beyond the battlefield, including work as an inventor, public figure, and advocate for civil rights in postwar New Orleans.
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