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Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 26 (March 13, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.154 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 13 March 1863 Pagination: 4 p. ; 54 x 38 cm. Order a Copy

Prints a report written by Lieutentant-Commander R.C. Blake to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, entitled "Destruction of the Hatteras -- Reports of Her Commander." "Correspondence Between Gov. Brown and Gen. Mercer on Returning the Militia to their Homes" features letters written between Brigadier General H. W. Mercer and Governor Joseph E. Brown of Georgia. Includes articles entitled "Reports of the Battle of Shiloh" and "Hooker's Army."

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
Brown, Joseph Emerson, 1821-1894

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