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- 1 2 Tidwell, William A. (1995). April '65: Confederate Covert Action in the American Civil War. Kent State University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-87338-515-2 . Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ↑ Singer, Jane (19 May 2005). The Confederate Dirty War: Arson, Bombings, Assassination and Plots for Chemical and Germ Attacks on the Union. McFarland. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-7864-1973-9 . Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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