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A.F. Crutchfield & Co. (fl. 1861) Daily express. [Vol. 11, no. 210, whole no. 3751 (September 3, 1861)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.74.15 Author/Creator: A.F. Crutchfield & Co. (fl. 1861) Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 3 September 1861 Pagination: 4 p. ; 60 x 40.5 cm Order a Copy

Senator Wilson on the Battle of Stone Bridge, General Beauregard's official report on the Bull Run engagement on July 18, Report of the capture of Hatteras by Butler.

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