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Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864 Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 28, no. 193 (July 30, 1864)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.07.08 Author/Creator: Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864 Place Written: Augusta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 30 July 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 48.1 cm, Width: 33.2 cm Order a Copy

Subjects include Evacuation at Williamsburg and Yorktown Confirmed, From Charleston - Bombardment of Fort Sumter Continues, Fighting Again at Atlanta, Yankees Driven Back, Democratic Peace Meeting Held in New York. An account of peace negotiations with the North is outlined, with a letter from Abraham Lincoln to Horace Greeley. Subsequent articles on Yankee capital and debt follow. Lincoln's proposed readmission of Confederate states is included. An editorial on peace enforces support for the Confederacy. A letter from Georgia Governor Joseph Brown reminds readers that civil and military officers must strictly enforce execution of military laws. Lists of casualties are included. A diet describes "how fat people can become lean."

Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864

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