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Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 246 (December 2, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.103 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 2 December 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 56.2 cm, Width: 40.5 cm Order a Copy

"Designs of the Enemy in the Southwest," excerpted from the New York Times, describes the importants of maintaining control in Mississippi. Mentions General Ulysses S. Grant. Other articles include: "A Most Daring and Extraordinary Bank Robbery in Europe," and Losses of the North-West by the War." Includes accounts of troop movements and battle reports, advertisements, and local news.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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