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Record of news, history and literature, vol. 1 nos. 1-26

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06844 Author/Creator: Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 1863/06/18-186312/10 Pagination: 26 issues Height: 30.4 cm, Width: 23.5 cm Order a Copy

Complete set of 26 issues and 7 supplements containing news and other related articles concerning Southern life and culture. The Record was published for six months (the latter half of 1863) and was published by West and Johnson. The masthead was engraved by Julius Baumgarten and depicts the seal of the Confederacy between two Confederate flags. Topics include battle reports, casualties, laws, political news, poems, short stories, etc. There is even a "Black List" of southern-born soldiers who betrayed their home to serve in the federal army.

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