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J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880 Daily dispatch. [Vol. 20, no. 34 (August 9, 1861)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.56.040 Author/Creator: J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 9 August 1861 Pagination: 4 p. ; 58.5 x 43 cm Order a Copy

The Defeat of the Grand Army - Its Effect on the North (Waterloo Defeat), The tgown of Hampton Burned by the Hessians, Article on General McClellan, Outrages Committed by the Grand Army in Fairfax County.

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