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Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 328 (October 15, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.14.21 Author/Creator: Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Place Written: Louisville, Kentucky Type: Newspaper Date: 15 October 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 68 cm, Width: 50.5 cm Order a Copy

Military Situation in Virginia, Rebels Driven to Brandy Station, News from Charleston, The Recent Fight on the Mississippi, Heavy Skirmishes with Rebels.
The front page of this issue opens with a lengthy list of the dead, wounded, or missing in battle at Chickamauga, divided by division. An editorial credits Senator Charles Sumner with the definition of the rights of war. Another editorial complains about the depredations caused by looters and gangs.

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