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3 April 1865
Grant's Petersburg progress. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (April 3, 1865)]
First issue. Whimsical and humorous newspaper published by soldiers. Includes story about a newly imposed dog tax in Illinois.
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22 March 1865
French, George Z. (fl. 1865)
Herald of the union. [Vol. 1, no. 20 (March 22, 1865)]
Union occupation newspaper with headline "News of the fall of Wilmington." Also: Postponement of the adjournment of the Confederate Congress, discussion of correspondence between General William T. Sherman and Confederate general Wade Hampton...
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14 July 1863
Port Hudson freeman. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (July 14, 1863)]
Reports on the Surrender of Vicksburg and Port Hudson. Printed by Union troops the day Port Hudson was captured. States that Mrs. Vallandinham had gone insane but her "nervous system was severely shocked." Also includes a very moving report from a...
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6 July 1863
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The black hawk chronicle. [Vol. 1, no. 5 (July 6, 1863)]
Siege of Vicksburg. A Southerner surrenders for whiskey. Many articles illustrate Army - Navy Rivalry. Prints poem Hiawatha.
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13 April 1865
Bondurant & Elliot (fl. 1862-1864)
The Richmond whig. [Vol. 1, no. 9 (April 13, 1865)]
Issue is dedicated to General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Prints the correspondence between General Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant leading up to the surrender. Prints general orders. Includes articles on the fall of the Confederate...
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5 September 1863
Sears, Joseph H. (fl. 1850-1862)
New south. [Vol.1, no. 52 (September 5, 1863)]
Union occupation newspaper. Contains a sarcastic poem titled "Farewell to the South," disparaging views of Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan, a list of "Loyal Generals" who support abolition and "unconditionally sustain the President and his...
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7 December 1861
Simpson, R.H.
The confederate states. [Vol. 4, no. 2 (December 7, 1861)]
Brief news reports and witty remarks from several sources. Ads for sewing machines and other services, some in French. Printed on yellow necessity paper.
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15 February 1862
The confederate states. [Vol. 4, no. 9 (February 15, 1862)]
An editorial concerning Senator John Moore's bill for cotton planters' relief. Correspondence with the Attorney General. Printed on yellow necessity paper.
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8 November 1862
Burnett, Lawrence T. (fl. 1862-1863)
The confederate states. [Vol. 6, no. 18 (November 8, 1862)]
General Braxton Bragg's proclamation to the people of the Northwest, announcing the motives of the Confederate army as they move in that direction. Editorial examines the Yankee war debt. Printed on gray and brownish floral diamond pattern.
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27 December 1862
The confederate states. [Vol. 6, no. 25 (December 27, 1862)]
Editorial examines the emancipation proclamation and its effect on the South, as well as discussing battlefronts. Multi-color floral and leaf pattern, with green, rose, and purple rose buds.
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