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William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865 Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 16, no. 53 (May 6, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.72.016 Author/Creator: William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 6 May 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 60 cm, Width: 43 cm Order a Copy

Proclamation by President Jefferson Davis, Editorial - The people of Nashville on trial for "Treason," sickness of the soldier's, using disease as a tactic of war, the wisdom of West Point, Movements of the War - the prospect about Corinth, The fall of New Orleans, Negro Prisoners at Camp Chase, Ohio, Death among the Fort Donelson prisoners.

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