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Adair & Smith (1861-1864) Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 207 (October 17, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.087 Author/Creator: Adair & Smith (1861-1864) Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia. Type: Newspaper Date: 17 October 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 55.8 x 40.5 cm. Order a Copy

An article summarizes a speech made by Horace Greely at a "Black Republican" meeting in New York, titled "Horace Greely Makes a Speech". A letter by Governor Joseph E. Brown to the Officers of the Militia of Georgia is printed under the title, "A Whisky Speculator -- Tries to Impose on Gov. Brown and Disregard his Proclamation Against the Manufacture of Whisky." "Battles in Kentucky" reports military news. Also prints a military order from General McClellan relating to the Emancipation Proclamation. Includes accounts of troop movements and battle reports, advertisements, and local news.

Brown, Joseph Emerson, 1821-1894

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