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Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Nashville weekly union. [Vol. 2, no. 62 (January 4, 1864)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06107.08 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: Various Places Type: Newspaper Date: 1864/01/04 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 67.4 cm, Width: 52.2 cm Order a Copy

Articles discuss black soldiers, slavery as the cause of the war, Lincoln's amnesty proclamation and the plight of rebel prisoners freezing to death in Northern prison camps.

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