Button, Charles W., fl. 1858-1877 Lynchburg Virginian. [October 20, 1864]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05196 Author/Creator: Button, Charles W., fl. 1858-1877 Place Written: Lynchburg, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 20 October 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : newspaper Height: 42.5 cm, Width: 28.2 cm Order a Copy
Includes an article discussing the recruitment of African Americans for military service. States "We prefer to organize colored regiments now, while we have an abundance of the white element in the field to absorb the other, and to guard effectually against the danger which some people apprehend from arming and organizing the servile race." Contains articles pertaining to recent Civil War events. Mentions Generals John Mosby and William Tecumseh Sherman, among various others. Discusses the Supreme Court vacancy caused by the death of Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice.
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