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Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 314 (October 1, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.14.17 Author/Creator: Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Place Written: Louisville, Kentucky Type: Newspaper Date: 1 October 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 68 cm, Width: 50.5 cm Order a Copy

General Halleck's Texas Expedition, Federal Attack on Fort Johnson, Fight with Mosby's Guerrillas, Movements of the Guerrilla Mosby.

A guest editorial uses religious proof to denounce emancipation, with a follow up editorial expressing support, especially for the Union. An article promotes a new publication, Annals of the Army of Cumberland.

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