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Smith, Bailey & Co., The Sentinel. [Vol. 2, no. (July 7, 1864)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.57.14 Author/Creator: Smith, Bailey & Co., Place Written: Richmond, Virginia. Type: Newspaper Date: 7 July 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 61 x 47 cm Order a Copy

Major General Taylor's Address to the Soldiers of the Army of Western Louisiana - account of the campaign to take Texas and Louisiana, general Harker killed, Arrest of General Dix, The Capture of Morgantown.

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