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Staunton spectator. [Vol. 40, no. 29 (February 2, 1864)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.65.05 Author/Creator: Place Written: Staunton, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: February 2, 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 66.5 cm, Width: 49.5 cm Order a Copy

Acts of Confederate States Congress, Farmers to tithe their products to the Confederate Army, Forrest Captures Island #10, all the negroes and managers, killing fifteen.

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