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Hanleiter & Adair Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 77 (May 12, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.186 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 12 May 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 55.3 cm, Width: 40.3 cm Order a Copy

Includes a letter, entitled "Death of Stonewall Jackson," in which the author acknowledges the tragedy of Jackson's death while offering encouragement by describing the merits of the living Confederate Generals.

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall," 1824-1863

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