Sandoz, Joel H. The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 5 (July 2, 1864)]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05988.15 Author/Creator: Sandoz, Joel H. Place Written: Opelousas, Louisiana Type: Newspaper Date: 2 July 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : wallpaper ; 49.4 x 53.7 cm. Order a Copy
The Yankees have placed at least 32 torpedoes, consisting of common beer barrels containing between 600 and 700 pounds of gun powder, in Charleston Harbor. An act providing for retired Confederate officers, and matters of conscription. Wallpaper has gray and green acorn pattern.
Before 1852, the Opelousas Courier was titled The Opelousas Gazette, and was published by Joel Sandoz and George Addison. The Courier was published from 1852 to 1910, with some issues printed on wallpaper from 1862 to 1864. Often translated into French, its French title was Le Courrier des Opelousas.
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