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Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863 Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 80, no. 11, 458 (May 29, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.44.18 Author/Creator: Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863 Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Newspaper Date: 29 May 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 65 x 52 cm Order a Copy

The Naval Battle near Fort Wright, The Siege of the Capital, The War on Mississippi, Major General Lovell and the Fall of New Orleans, Stonewall Jackson's Victorious Advance Towards the Potomac, Banks and his Army Driven out of Virginia, The Crisis at Corinth.

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