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Harding, William White (1830-1889) The Philadelphia inquirer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08781 Author/Creator: Harding, William White (1830-1889) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 19 November 1863 Pagination: 8 p. : newspaper ; 52 x 34 cm. Order a Copy

Includes articles on the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. Documents the departure of President Abraham Lincoln from Washington, D. C. to attend the dedication. Includes Civil War reports from the Army of the Cumberland and the Shenandoah Valley. Contains a small yellow sticker on page five.

Published by William White Harding, who assumed ownership of The Pennsylvania Inquirer and Daily Courier in 1859, changing its name to The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1860.

Harding, William White, 1830-1889
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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