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Hanleiter & Adair Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 138 (July 27, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.058 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 27 July 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 55.5 x 40.3 cm. Order a Copy

"The Fight at Murfreesboro" reports deaths at the Battle of Murfreesboro, including an well-respected doctor. Another article, "The Great War Meeting in New York--Efforts to Drum up More Men--Inflamatory Speeches--Letters from President Lincoln, Seward, Sumner, and Edward Everett", prints those individuals' responses, having recieved invitations to a "mass meeting" in New York on July 15. Includes accounts of proceedings in the U.S. Senate, troop movements and battle reports, advertisements, and local news.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865

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