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Simickson, Henry, fl. 1863 [Article honoring those who lost their lives in the Civil War]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03131.16.18 Author/Creator: Simickson, Henry, fl. 1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 1815 Pagination: 1 p ; 13 x 54 cm. Order a Copy

Title torn from article. "These men fought to maintain and perpetuate the rights of human nature. These men fought, not for themselves alone--they struck the chains from the limbs of four millions of bondsmen..."

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