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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09359 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Newspaper Date: 24 July 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

Offers Confederate view of the First Battle of Bull Run from a newspaper in Sandersville, Georgia. Page 2 is dedicated to reports of "The Great Battle of Manassas: …The Southern troops were again victorious, but the slaughter on both sides was terrific."

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