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Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 36 (March 25, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.158 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 25 March 1863 Pagination: 4 p. ; 55.8 x 40.4 cm. Order a Copy

"Proposition for an Armistice--Fernando Wood", a letter reprinted from the Herald, claims that a proposition was made to the President on December 12. In the "By Telegraph" section, a report from Chattanooga, Tennessee states that Morgan fought off the Yankees at Auburn, Tennessee, and "fought gallantly and killed and wounded a number of the Yankees, but was at last forcede to retire before superior numbers."

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