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Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 7, no. 34 (November 20, 1861)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.73.08 Author/Creator: Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 20 November 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 71 cm, Width: 53.5 cm Order a Copy

President Lincoln as seen by a friend, General Johnston's order to the Army of the Potomac, Confederate force on the eastern shore of Maryland, Confederate victory near Springfield, Missouri.

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