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Mirror of Events 1861-62-63-64

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07428 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York Type: Broadside Date: [1864] Pagination: 1 sheet 74.2 x 25.9 cm Order a Copy

Broadside includes narrative of Kilpatrick's cavalry expedition, 4th U.S. Colored Troops. Red ink printed on thin paper. Long broadsheet.

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