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Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 34, no. 5 (November 28, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.14.31 Author/Creator: Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Place Written: Louisville, Kentucky Type: Newspaper Date: 28 November 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 68 cm, Width: 50.5 cm Order a Copy

Jefferson Davis Reviews Lee's Troops, Rapidan Crossed & Recrossed, Bragg Unable to Make Stand, The War in Charleston, Affairs in North East Kentucky.
Various Southern news items are combined on the front page, with an excerpt of Mr. Everett's speech at Gettysburg. A letter from McClellan to General B.F. Butler defines Butler's assignment. A letter to the editor expresses support for the Journal's Union patriotism. An editorial marks the need for states to express their concern with the Union, using Tennessee as an example, and another editorial examines money, taxes, and currency.

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