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Swords, J. M., fl. 1863 The Daily Citizen. [June 27, 1863]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02820 Author/Creator: Swords, J. M., fl. 1863 Place Written: Vicksburg, Mississippi Type: Newspaper Date: 27 June 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : wallpaper ; 50.5 x 30.8 cm. Order a Copy

This document is a copy of The Daily Citizen issued during the siege of Vicksburg, in Vicksburg. Reports on a new phase of the war with a rebel offensive movement. The document is indecipherable in places due to blurry typeset. Printed on splotchy wallpaper with blue and green flowers, this pattern is evident on verso.

Swords, J.M., fl. 1863

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