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Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 190 (September 27, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.074 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 27 September 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 55.7 x 40.5 cm. Order a Copy

"Yankee Accounts of the Great Battle of Sharpsburg" gives a detailed report of the Battle of Shapsburg (Antietam) and reprints multiple excerpts from the New York Herald which report on the same event. Includes accounts of troop movements and battle reports, advertisements, army correspondence, and local news.

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