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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06107.35 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Alexandria, Louisiana Type: Newspaper Date: circa May 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 30.2 x 21.6 cm. Order a Copy
Part of an unknown newspaper. The collateral files suggests that it might be from Alexandria, Louisiana. If that is true, then this section is probably from the "Louisiana Democrat." Date of creation estimated from the dates of the printed letters on the sheet. Includes a reprint of "The Red River Raid" from the "New York Herald," which disparages General Nathaniel Bank's attack on Shreveport, Louisiana. Also Mock letters from "Asa Klubs," poking fun at Banks.
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