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Adair & Smith (1861-1864) Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 35 (March 24, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.157 Author/Creator: Adair & Smith (1861-1864) Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia. Type: Newspaper Date: 24 March 1863 Pagination: 4 p. ; 55.6 x 40.9 cm. Order a Copy

"Engagement on the Upper Rappahannock" includes collected dispatches and telegraphs describing a skirmish at Kelly's Ford. Three dispatches and one telegraphy written by Major-General J.E.B. Stuart to General Robert E. Lee.

Stuart, James Ewell Brown, 1833-1864
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

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