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Daily Republican. [Vol. 5, no. 146 (June 21, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.59.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: Lynchburg, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 21 June 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 42.5 x 29.5 cm Order a Copy

The Fall of Memphis, Tennessee, Naval Battle on the Mississippi River, News from Vicksburg, General Beauregard and Staff, Reward for Gneral Butler's Head.

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