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Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 136 (July 25, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.056 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 25 July 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 55 cm, Width: 40.7 cm Order a Copy

An article, "About Arming Negroes: The Policy of General Hunter and the Secretary of War" reports on the a debate in the House of Representatives regarding "negro soldiers", in which a Representative from Kentucky attacks Secretary of State Edwin M. Stanton and General David Hunter. Also includes "Special Correspondence from the Texas Rangers" about the Battle of Murfreesboro. Includes accounts of proceedings in the U.S. Senate, troop movements and battle reports, advertisements, and local news.

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Hunter, David, 1802-1886

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