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J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880 Daily dispatch. [Vol. 26, no. 28 (February 2, 1864)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.56.144 Author/Creator: J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 2 February 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 58.5 x 43 cm Order a Copy

The siege of Charleston - Sales of confiscated property, Invasion of North Georgia and Western North Carolina - barbarity of the invaders and the tories, Telegraphic dispatch from the Rapidan - rebel pickets captured by Yankee cavalry.

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