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On the Banks of the [Rappahannock] opposite Fredericksburg, Nov. 20, 1862

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.102.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 20 November 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 17.2 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Union and rebel soldiers have a spat across the river.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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