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Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865 Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 1 (January, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.11.03 Author/Creator: Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865 Place Written: Augusta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: January 1862 Pagination: 32 p. : Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

The Private Soldier, Financial Crash in the North, Their Loss of National Position by the Craven Surrender of Mason & Slidell.
A shift in agriculture requires corn to be an important Southern crop, while another editorial suggested that provisions be planted in place of cotton all over the South. This issue contains reports from the Southern Planters' Convention in Memphis. A number of varied responses are printed. This issue has more ads with a plea for shorter articles, with full-page spots and smaller ads.

Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1861-1864

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