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Sandoz, Joel H., fl. 1840-1864 The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 7 (July 16, 1864)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05988.17 Author/Creator: Sandoz, Joel H., fl. 1840-1864 Place Written: Opelousas, Louisiana Type: Newspaper Date: 16 July 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : wallpaper ; 49.7 x 53.9 cm. Order a Copy

News from Virginia during the Battle of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania in which Gen. Lee states that "the enemy were hurled upon our lines 8 and 10 deep and that their dead lay in heaps in front of our breastworks." French translation on right side. Wallpaper has floral pattern with green stripes printed in tan color on a pale yellow background (pattern # 906).

Sandoz, Joel H., fl. 1840-1864

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