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Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 327 (October 14, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.14.20 Author/Creator: Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Place Written: Louisville, Kentucky Type: Newspaper Date: 14 October 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 68 cm, Width: 50.5 cm Order a Copy

News From Virginia, Fighting Near Culpepper, Federals Evacuate Culpepper, Rebel Army Crosses Rapidan, General Meade Falling Back, Federal Cavalry in Pursuit of Wheeler, News From the Potomac.
A report of the destruction of a supply train in Tennessee is printed in this issue. Colonel Richard T. Jacob writes a lengthy letter describing the pursuit and capture of Morgan. An editorial about the election in Tennessee points to abolition as the big problem.

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