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Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 7, no. 27 (October 2, 1861)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.73.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 2 October 1861 Pagination: 4 p. ; 71 x 53.5 cm Order a Copy

The War in Kentucky - Proclamation from General Johston, The Potomac cannonade, The Lexington victory, Rumored Battle at Paducah - General A. Sidney Johson in Command.

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