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William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865 Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 17, no. (September 3, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.72.037 Author/Creator: William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 3 September 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 60 cm, Width: 43 cm Order a Copy

Detailed account of the capture of gun-boats on the Rappahannock, along with daily reports on the progress of that situation, The brutality of Federal Commander Major-General Schenk, including acts within his department and the brutal treatment of Rebel Prisoners, Report on the Siege of Charleston, Telegraphic dispatches from Charleston, reporting heavy enemy fire, batteries firing on one another and the monitors firing on Sumter, the Siege of Charleston.

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