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Joy, George Mills, fl. 18301-864 New Berne weekly progress. [Vol. 4, no. 50 (July 19, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06107.11 Author/Creator: Joy, George Mills, fl. 18301-864 Place Written: New Bern, North Carolina Type: Newspaper Date: 19 July 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 58.3 x 41.6 cm. Order a Copy

McClellan's Pennisula Campaign, the Battle of Corinth and Benjamin Franklin ("Beast") Butler's order in New Orleans. Includes a false report of Stonewall Jackson's death and wrongly explains how he received his nickname. Remnants of red wax.

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