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Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 79, (May 18, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.018 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 18 May 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 55.9 cm, Width: 40.6 cm Order a Copy

Details the "Latest from Fort Pillow," a Confederate victory where "our cotton boats victorious." Miscellaneous advertisements for goods and services throughout the issue. Slave wanted ad posted on second page. Pages partially bound together and held together with archival tape.

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