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Adair & Smith (1861-1864) Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 101 (June 13, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.029 Author/Creator: Adair & Smith (1861-1864) Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia. Type: Newspaper Date: 13 June 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 57.2 x 40.4 cm. Order a Copy

Subjects include the Battle of Cumberland Gap, Kentucky, Army Correspondent Evacuation of the West after the Fall of Fort Pillow, Liberty's Inaugural Address to the Young Confederacy, The Report on the Death of Turner Ashby. Advertisements for Confederate bonds, food, book-binding, land, and other miscellaneous goods. Print is fading where archival tape has been used. Large tears in paper throughout issue.

Ashby, Turner, 1828-1862

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