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Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 294 (September 11, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.14.11 Author/Creator: Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Place Written: Louisville, Kentucky Type: Newspaper Date: 11 September 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 68 cm, Width: 50.5 cm Order a Copy

Burnside at Cumberland Gap - Unconditional Surrender Thereof, Crittenden Occupies Chattanooga, Glorious News From Charleston, Fall of Fort Wagner & Fort Gregg, Rebels to Make Stand at Rome, Georgia, Rebels Evacuate Little Rock, Arkansas.

This issue reports a sword presentation, with printed speeches made by Jacob Tilford and Lieutenant W.H. Brown. A notice to Louisville property owners lists areas for work on pavement, curbs, and sidewalks, and a monthly auditor's report records expenditures for the city for August. An article reports the surrender of Cumberland Gap to loyalist hands. A letter to the editor praises previous days for the paper, criticizing Prentice as being a "Lincolnite" and an abolitionist, and Prentice sarcastically responds, commenting on women in general.

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