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Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863 Charleston mercury. [Vol. 83, no. 11, 826 (August 6, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.43.27 Author/Creator: Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863 Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Newspaper Date: 6 August 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 65 cm, Width: 52 cm Order a Copy

Meade Crosses the Rappahannock into Culpepper County, A truce steamer arrives at Fort Morgan from New Orleans with Prisoners, Lincoln issues order, for every Yankee soldier killed, a rebel soldier is to be executed, Severe cavalry fight near Brandy Station, The late assault on Battery Wagner, Letter from General Cooper to General Lee. Letter from President Davis to General Lee, Capture of Morgan Confirmed, Advance of the Confederates into Kentucky under Colonel Pegram, From Morris Island - capture of a Yankee boat and its crew, Address of the President to the soldiers of the Confederate States.

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