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Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 163 (August 26, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.068 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 26 August 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 55.8 cm, Width: 39.7 cm Order a Copy

Prints "The Official Report of General Pope of the Battle of Cedar Mountain" Written to Major General Halleck, the General in Chief, on August 18, 1862. Occupies 1 full column. Article followed by the "Congratulatory Dispatch from General Halleck to General Pope." Other articles include: "The Alleged 'Lost Opportunity at Shiloh", and "George D. Frentice, The Abolition Emissary". Includes a letter from a soldier to his father ("The Huntsville Fight"), new conscription orders, troop movements and battle reports, advertisements, and local news.

Pope, John, 1822-1892

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