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Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879 Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 31, no. 23, whole no. 3910 (May 17, 1865)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.54.59 Author/Creator: Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879 Place Written: Houston, Texas Type: Newspaper Date: 17 May 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 45.7 cm, Width: 29 cm Order a Copy

From the Confederate papers, To the soldiers of the Trans-Miss. Dept.

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