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J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880 Daily dispatch. [Vol. 26, no. 66 (March 17, 1864)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.56.148 Author/Creator: J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 17 March 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 58.5 cm, Width: 43 cm Order a Copy

Proclamation by President Jefferson Davis, making Friday, April 8, 1864 a day of fasting and prayer, Rebel cavalry attacks the enemy at Snickersville, and is successful in killing, wounding, and capturing all but 3 of the Yankee targets, Papers from the North indicate that Mr. Lincoln is not likely to be renominated for Federal Presidency.

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