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Spirit of the age. [Vol. 13. no. 50 (August 4, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.33.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: Raleigh, North Carolina Type: Newspaper Date: 4 August 1862 Pagination: 4 p ; 49 x 33 cm. Order a Copy

Lincoln Issues His Proclamation, Seizing Property for Use in War, Ex-President Van Buren Dies, A Victory in Western Virginia, Letter from the Commander-in-Chief, Official War Bulletin from Edwin N. Stanton, Sec. of War, The Complete Decimation of McClellan's Army, General Jos. E. Johnston Recovering from his Wounds.

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