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Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 252 (December 8, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.108 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 8 December 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 55.8 x 39.9 cm. Order a Copy

"Yankee News" features multiple excerpts from northern newspapers commenting on the Confederate army's movements, mentions General Bragg, Kirby Smith, and Brigadier General Stanley, among others. "Robbing the Wounded" accuses Gen. Jerry T. Boyle of Kentucky of reappropriating funds intended to help wounded Confederate soldiers for the care of Yankee soldiers. Headline Date is Misprinted as December 8. Includes a list of "Georgians Buried near Newmarket, Virginia", accounts of troop movements and battle reports, advertisements, and local news.

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