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J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880 Daily dispatch. [Vol. 20, no. 39 (August 16, 1861)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.56.046 Author/Creator: J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 16 August 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 58.5 cm, Width: 43 cm Order a Copy

The Fifth Virginia Regiment in the Battle of Manassas, Proclamation of President Jefferson Davis requiring every male citizen over 14 years of age within the Confederate States not being a citizen of the Confederate States to leave.

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