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New Orleans Delta Newspaper Co., Sunday delta. [Vol. 6, no. 36 (July 28, 1861)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.17 Author/Creator: New Orleans Delta Newspaper Co., Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Newspaper Date: 28 July 1861 Pagination: 4 p. ; 57.6 x 43.5 cm Order a Copy

Multiple articles regarding the battle of Manassas. Also mentions battle at Kamawha Valley, battle at Scarey Creek, Rich Mountain Battle. An article titled "The Cotton Triumverate" asks for foreign aid. Includes proceedings of the Confederate Congress and resolutions adopted. Contains a poem about Lincoln. Miscellaneous advertisements, including a slave sale. Paper taped in multiple places.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

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