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Camden Confederate. [Vol. 2, no. 44 (August 28, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.41.16 Author/Creator: Place Written: Camden, South Carolina Type: Newspaper Date: 28 August 1863 Pagination: 4 p. ; 45.5 x 30.5 cm Order a Copy

General Gilmore's Demand for the Evacuation of Morris Island and Fort Sumter - General Beauregard's Reply.

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