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Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 244 (November 29, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.102 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 29 November 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 55.5 x 40.8 cm. Order a Copy

"Effects of the Blockade" reports that blockading the South actually helped in the "development of domestic industry and diversifying [their] pursuits." An article entitled "Butler Sequestering Property in Western Louisiana" refers to events in the "District of Lafourche". Includes accounts of troop movements and battle reports, advertisements, and local news.

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893

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