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Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879 Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 30, no. 210, whole no. 4828 (February 17, 1865)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.54.32 Author/Creator: Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879 Place Written: Houston, Texas Type: Newspaper Date: 17 February 1865 Pagination: 4 p. ; 45.7 x 29 cm Order a Copy

From General Early's Army, sherman advancing on Charleston.

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