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Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 34, no. 10 (December 3, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.14.32 Author/Creator: Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Place Written: Louisville, Kentucky Type: Newspaper Date: 3 December 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 68 cm, Width: 50.5 cm Order a Copy

Firing at Rappahannock Bridge, Official Dispatch from General Banks, Longstreet Retreating to Virginia.
A report of the Battle of Chattanooga includes the "full particulars" and a list of casualties. Editorials about the draft in Maryland and the sanguine temperaments of the rebels are printed in this issue.

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