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Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 295 (September 12, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.14.12 Author/Creator: Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Place Written: Louisville, Kentucky Type: Newspaper Date: 12 September 1863 Pagination: 4 p. ; 68 x 50.5 cm. Order a Copy

Enemy at Work Vacating Little Rock, Lee Reinforces Beauregard & Bragg, Official Report from General Burnside, Resignation of General Burnside.

Correspondence between Lincoln and Fernando Wood is reprinted here. A detailed article describes the siege of Charleston. Minutes from the Board of Aldermen are included, listing allowed claims. An editorial criticizes Lincoln's analysis of the peace problem, lacking the need to promise returning rebels protection. An article as well as ads point to the upcoming state fair. Several ads list fugitive slaves and the sale of slaves.

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