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Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 7, no. 34 (November 27, 1861)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.73.09 Author/Creator: Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 27 November 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 71 cm, Width: 53.5 cm Order a Copy

The capture of our ministers to France & England (Trent Affair), Confederate victory near Jacksonboro, Skirmish near Falls Church.

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