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Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 266 (August 14, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.14.06 Author/Creator: Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Place Written: Louisville, Kentucky Type: Newspaper Date: 14 August 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 68 cm, Width: 50.5 cm Order a Copy

Fed. Reinforced at Charleston, Official Report from General Grant on Vicksburg, Large Numbers of Rebel Prisoners at Camp Chase, Removal of the Dead from Gettysburg, News From Charleston.

A bitter diatribe on Jefferson Davis from the Mississippi Examiner is reprinted in this issue. Another article describes the government's attempt to take over the Almaden Mines in California. Several short articles criticize secession, and a longer editorial examines the practicality of union of freedom and slavery at this point, criticizing Lincoln. Articles about the upcoming state fair, fashions in Paris, and a lengthy city ordinance outline the conditions and regulations of rail transportation in Louisville.

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