Sandoz, Joel H., fl. 1840-1864 Opelousas courier. [Vol. 11, no. 42 (January 23, 1864)]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.15.02 Author/Creator: Sandoz, Joel H., fl. 1840-1864 Place Written: Opelousas, Louisiana Type: Newspaper Date: January 23, 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 41.9 cm, Width: 26.5 cm Order a Copy
General Bragg Takes Command of the Trans-Mississippi Department in Place of E. Kirby Smith, Federal Gunboat "Queen of the West" Captured on the Red River, Federal Gunboats are now on the Mississippi at the Mouth of the Red River and Ready to Enter, General Orders to Capture Deserters.
The front page is in French and the back page is in English. Among small news items, war updates, and ads, is a song dedicated to the 28th Regiment of Louisiana Volunteers by their Captain. Conscription notices are printed, and ads include notices of fugitive slaves. Opelousas was under Federal occupation at the time.
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