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The 116: The True Story of Abraham Lincoln's Lost Guard

By James P. Muehlberger
Hardcover
$24.95
By James P. Muehlberger
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The 116 is the definitive account of the Frontier Guards who defended President Lincoln from a kidnapping and assassination plot in the opening days of the Civil War.

Based on original sources discovered at the Library of Congress, the book delves into the lives of these 116 men and their charismatic leader – Kansas “free state” advocate and lawyer Jim Lane.

The 116 valued experience and common sense over credentials; they were fighters, and the rebels wanted no part of them. Some were also...

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HistoryUnited States History19th Century United States History - Civil WarUnited States History - Western, Plains & Rocky Mountain RegionUnited States Civil War - General & MiscellaneousKansas - State & Local History