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Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001; ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1. p. 374.
- ↑ Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1. p. 752.
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References
- Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- Whalen, Charles; Whalen, Barbara (2006). The fighting Mccooks. Bethesda, Md.: Westmoreland Press. ISBN 978-0977908158.
External links
- Ohio Historical Society
- U.S. Senate biography of McCook
- United States Congress. "Anson G. McCook (id: M000358)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Retrieved on 2008-12-27
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