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Adair & Smith (1861-1864) Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 110 (June 24, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.036 Author/Creator: Adair & Smith (1861-1864) Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 24 June 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 56.6 x 40.4 cm. Order a Copy

Details the Narrow Escape of General Jackson From Capture. Also includes "Our Special Knoxville Correspondence," ""Personne" Leaving Memphis -- Escape of Commodore Montgomery." Advertisements for food, goods, book-binding, and other miscellaneous materials and services. Large pieces of archival tape are used throughout the issue. Pages are bound together.

Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall," 1824-1863

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