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Natchez weekly courier. [Vol. 34, no. 19 ( April 29, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.21 Author/Creator: Place Written: Natchez, Miss. Type: Newspaper Date: 29 April 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 71 cm, Width: 53.5 cm Order a Copy

Early Siege of Vicksburg Content, General Chalmers Gallantly Repulsed 4,000 Yankees, Address to the People of Confederate States from Jefferson Davis, Battle at Camp Bisland, Capture of the "Queen of the West" , Evacuation of Local Citizens in and Around Vicksburg.

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