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The Union picket guard. [Vol. 1, no. 8 (November 29, 1861)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06107.25 Author/Creator: Place Written: Paducah, Kentucky Type: Newspaper Date: 29 November 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 35.8 cm, Width: 26.5 cm Order a Copy

"Fridday" misspelled in masthead. With ink marks (possibly iron gall) . Article about the 2nd Illinois Cavalry has been circled. Includes an article about a flag of truce passing through Paducah, at which point a Confederate flag waved outside a window, causing Union soldiers to be angry. Includes articles discussing the continuance of the Civil War, other local and national news, and advertisements.

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