Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 194 (October 2, 1862)]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.077 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 2 October 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 55.5 cm, Width: 40.4 cm Order a Copy
Features a printing of President Lincoln's preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, dated September 22, 1862 and signed by Lincoln and Secretary of State William H. Seward. Title reads: "By the President of the United States -- A Proclamation." Also features a poem by Reverend K.P. Birch of La Grange, Georgia titled "The Raid of Death." Includes accounts of troop movements and battle reports, advertisements, and local news.
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