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Britton, Edward H., fl. 1861-1862 Weekly Catawba journal. [Vol. 3, no. 126 (January 7, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.28.02 Author/Creator: Britton, Edward H., fl. 1861-1862 Place Written: Charlotte, North Carolina Type: Newspaper Date: 7 January 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 55.5 cm, Width: 41.2 cm Order a Copy

News items include Battle at Picken's Re-Opened, General Pillow Resigns at Columbus, The Attempt to Block Charleston Harbor, The Battle at Fort Pickens, Colonel McIntosh's Recent Battle, General McClellan Sick With Typhoid Fever, Federal Vessels Landing Troops at Ship Island, Mutiny in Colonel Curran Pope's Regiment, and the Contraband Question. Also includes several articles on Mason and Slidell. Varius advertisements, including one renting out slaves.

Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868
Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871
Slidell, John, 1793-1871
Britton, Edward H., fl. 1861-1862

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