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Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863 Charleston mercury. [Vol. 85, no. 12, 162 (September 12, 1864)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.43.40 Author/Creator: Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863 Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Newspaper Date: 12 September 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 65 cm, Width: 52 cm Order a Copy

Troops Massing near Petersburg, The Capitulation of Fort Morgan, The Fate of Atlanta - It Appears Abandoned by Confederate Troops, South Carolina Ladies Offer Aid and Comfort to the Wounded of Charleston.

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