8 October 1862
Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865
Newspaper
Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 199 (October 8, 1862)]
"Bull Nelson Shot by General Davis -- The Cause of the Tragedy" details the circumstances surrounding the death of General Bull Nelson, reprinted from the Lynchburg Republican. Concludes with a "special dispatch" stating that General Jefferson C. Davis shot and killed Nelson. "Missouri & Western Kentucky" a dispatch on military advances reprinted from the Charleston Mercury. Two other articles report on the public response to the Emancipation Proclamation: "The Chicago Times on Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation," and "The President's Proclamation - Its Reception." Includes other…
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