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J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880 Daily dispatch. [Vol. 21, no. 33 (February 7, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.56.105 Author/Creator: J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 7 February 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 58.5 x 43 cm Order a Copy

Official Reports: The Battle of 1861, the Engagement on Greenbrier River, intelligence reports reveal between 10,000 and 15,000 Yankee troops are encamped on Ship Island, Reports that Burnside fleet is moving away from Hatteras towards Roanoke Island, Address of General Beauregard to the Army of the Potomac, President Davis issues threat against Lincoln regarding the hanging of Missouri Bridge-Burners, Federal troops at Cairo prepare for Great Mississippi Expedition, Attack upon Fort Henry.

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