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Sandoz, Joel H., fl. 1840-1864 Opelousas courier. [Vol. 10, no. 14 (March 8,1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.15.01 Author/Creator: Sandoz, Joel H., fl. 1840-1864 Place Written: Opelousas, Louisiana Type: Newspaper Date: March 8, 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 56 cm, Width: 3.35 cm Order a Copy

Battle Expected Daily at Boston Mountain, General Johnston's Address to the Army of the Potomac, Capture of Roanoke Island.
This issue lists news items in French on the front page and in English on the back page. The inside 2 pages contain ads, French on the left and English on the right. A homicide is reported. General Johnston's address to the army at the Potomac is included. An army pay list outlines expenditures for different branches.

Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893

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