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Unknown The black hawk chronicle. [Vol. 1, no. 4 (June 29, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06107.22.02 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Newspaper Date: 29 June 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : necessity paper ; 41.1 x 30.6 cm. Order a Copy

News on the siege of Vicksburg from the Union Mississippi Squadron blockading the city. Article humorously attacks the Arkansas Democrat.

The object of the paper is to chronicle the military and navy events of each week, without regard to political discussion.

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