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Sandoz, Joel H., fl. 1840-1864 The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 10, no. 13 (March 1, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00844 Author/Creator: Sandoz, Joel H., fl. 1840-1864 Place Written: Opelousas, Louisiana Type: Newspaper Date: 1 March 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : necessity paper ; 55.8 x 35.2 cm. Order a Copy

Published by Sandoz and William H. Spencer (fl. 1862). Published in English pages 1-2 and French, as "Courrier des Opelousas," pages 3-4. Mostly advertisements. Includes call to arms of the St. Landry Cavalry Regiment and an address by Governor Moore: "A call has been made upon me by Gen. Beauregard for 5,000 men to defend the Mississippi River" (Battle of Shiloh). Printed on orange paper.

Sandoz, Joel H., fl. 1840-1864

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