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C.R. Galpin & Co., 2d. Mich. V. (publishers) Union vidette. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06107.24 Author/Creator: C.R. Galpin & Co., 2d. Mich. V. (publishers) Place Written: Lebanon, Kentucky Type: Newspaper Date: 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 44.4 cm, Width: 30.3 cm Order a Copy

First edition, volume 1, no. 1. "Published every now & then." Counterpart to Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan's "Vidette." Poem to Kearny (dead). Article titled "Is the President's Proclamation of Freedom (Emancipation of Slaves) Constitutional or Not?" Also, news from the 17th Michigan Infantry, describing their response to Lee's invasion of Maryland, and an editorial, "Peace," on what should be done with the Confederacy.

C.R. Galpin & Co., 2d. Mich. V. (publishers)

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