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J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880 Daily dispatch. [Vol. 23, no. 60 (September 10, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.56.111 Author/Creator: J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 10 September 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 58.5 x 43 cm Order a Copy

The enemy attacked in North Carolina, Death of General Kearny, The situation at Cumberland Gap, Evacuation of Fredericksburg, Confederates at Cincinnati, Capture of Covington & Newport, Kentucky, News of the murder, by federal order, of Colonel F. McCollough and fifteen guerrillas at Kirksville, Missouri.

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