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Lumsden, F. A. & Kendall, G. W. Daily picayune. [Vol. 26, no. 199 (September 14, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.16.01 Author/Creator: Lumsden, F. A. & Kendall, G. W. Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Newspaper Date: 14 September 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : necessity paper Height: 54.4 cm, Width: 40.6 cm Order a Copy

Extended articles on the Battle of Manassas and Surrender of Clarksville. Updates on the movements of armies in the North. Contains several poems and miscellaneous ads, including for dentistry, venereal diseases, and harnesses. Two major rips are sewn shut.

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