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New York times. [Vol. 12, no. 3515 (December 29, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08772 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York Type: Newspaper Date: 29 December 1862 Pagination: 8 p. Order a Copy

Banks' expedition to New Orleans

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Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894

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