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Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 65, (May 1, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.010 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: May 1, 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 55.7 cm, Width: 40.4 cm Order a Copy

Includes a printing of the Conscription Bill and exceptions to the Conscription Bill. The Battle of Shiloh is discussed.. Includes General Sherman's report from the field on April 8, 1862. Includes an undated address from General Beauregard. Tears present throughout issue. Miscellanous advertisements also present throughout issue.

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893

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