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Cushing, Edward H. (1829-1879) Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 31, no. 9, whole no.3896 (April 14, 1865)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.54.50 Author/Creator: Cushing, Edward H. (1829-1879) Place Written: Houston, Texas Type: Newspaper Date: 14 April 1865 Pagination: 2 p. ; 45.7 x 29 cm Order a Copy

Dispatches from eastern cities show great excitement over the fall of Richmond & Petersburg, Lee's surrender.

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