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1 October 1861
Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863
Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 79, no. 11, 263 (October 1, 1861)]
News from Texas, General McCulloch's Call, The Fall of Lexington, The Struggle in Kentucky.
GLC05959.44.17
29 May 1862
Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 80, no. 11, 458 (May 29, 1862)]
The Naval Battle near Fort Wright, The Siege of the Capital, The War on Mississippi, Major General Lovell and the Fall of New Orleans, Stonewall Jackson's Victorious Advance Towards the Potomac, Banks and his Army Driven out of Virginia, The Crisis...
GLC05959.44.18
10 July 1862
Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 81, no. 11, 496 (July 10, 1862)]
The Battles Before Richmond, The Siege of Vicksburg, Recapture of BR, Full Yankee Accounts.
GLC05959.44.19
5 August 1862
Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 81, no. 11, 518 (August 5, 1862)]
The Night Attack on McClellan's Fleet and Camp on the James River, President Jefferson Davis on Retaliation.
GLC05959.44.20
14 October 1862
Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 81, no. 11, 577 (October 14, 1862)]
Defeat at Corinth, Vicksburg in Danger, Van Dorn's Defeat at Corinth, Evacuation of Frankfort & Lexington, Kentucky, The Advance of the Enemy Towards Gordonsville.
GLC05959.44.21
16 October 1862
Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 81, no. 11, 579 (October 16, 1862)]
Battle of Corinth, Drilling Negro Regiments, Description of the Confederate Seal, Yankee Force in Middle Tennessee, The Campaign in Maryland, Yankee Atrocities in Florida, The Battle Between Bragg and Buell, .Confederate States Diploamcy, McClellan...
GLC05959.44.22
15 November 1862
Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 81, no. 11, 605 (November 15, 1862)]
The Expedition into North Carolina, The Campaign in Kentucky, Seward on the late Piracies - the Pursuit of the Alabama, The War in the Southwest.
GLC05959.44.23
4 December 1862
Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 81, no. 11, 621 (December 4, 1862)]
The Richmond Campaign of Burnside, Prospect of a Fight at Fredericksburg, The Defense of Mobile, Bombardment of Pt. Lavaca.
GLC05959.44.24
6 December 1862
Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 81, no. 11, 623 (December 6, 1862)]
The Situation on the Rappahannock, Message of President Abraham Lincoln.
GLC05959.44.25
24 January 1863
Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 82, no. 11, 662 (January 24, 1863)]
The Defeat of Burnside, The Galveston Victory, General Forrest's Raid into Western Tennessee, Reported Yankee Victory on the Arkansas River, The Alabama Again, Beast Butler in Boston, News from Virginia, Successes in the West.
GLC05959.44.26
7 February 1863
Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 82, no. 11, 675 (February 7, 1863)]
Impending Anarchy in the North, Address of General Hooker on Assuming Command, Impressions of an English Correspondent on the Campaign in Virginia, The War on the Ocean.
GLC05959.44.27
January 1864
Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865
Southern cultivator. [Vol. 22, no. 1 (January, 1864)]
Cotton at Home and Abroad, The Wounded as Overseers of Plantations While Owners are Gone, Farmers Not Extortioners. An editorial upholds the freedom of the press, while another encourages farmers not to hoard provisions, and another implies that...
GLC05959.11.07
19 October 1863
Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870
Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 332 (October 19, 1863)]
Grant Reviews Troops at Vickburg, Capture of Guerrillas in Arkansas, Hindman Wounded at Chickamauga, Fight at LaGrange, Tennessee, Attack on Washington Probable. A lengthy letter from Judge George Robertson of Kentucky fills the front page discussing...
GLC05959.14.24
3 November 1863
Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 347 (November 3, 1863)]
Battle in Mississippi, Federals Outnumbered & Retreat, Tuscumbia, Alabama Captured, Preparations for a Great Battle, Latest News From Charleston. An address by the ex-governor Washington Hunt about the Constitution and Erie County is printed on the...
GLC05959.14.25
21 September 1862
Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865
Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 185 (September 21, 1862)]
Reprinted from the Richmond Enquirer, "Address of General Lee & Colonel Johnson to the People of Maryland" condemns the "wrongs and outrages that have been inflicted" upon the state of Maryland by the Union government, reducing it to "the condition...
GLC05959.09.071
20 May 1863
Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 84 (May 20, 1863)]
"How the Yankees Took Marye's Heights," reprinted from the Richmond Enquirer, claims that "the Yankees were dealt rations of whiskey in order to get them up to Marye's heights, and that each most hindmost man was ordered to strike down, with the...
GLC05959.09.188
21 May 1863
Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 85 (21 May, 1863)]
"Scenes on the Rappahannock," excerpted from the Richmond Enquirer, features multiple subtopics including "Yankee Losses," "Two Years and Nine Months Men," "Demonstration in Front," "Hooker's Wound," "Drowned Yankees and Confederates," "A Desertee to...
GLC05959.09.189
April 19, 1864
Orme, Richard M., 1797-1869, and Denison, Henry, 1795-1819
Southern recorder. [Vol. 45, no. 16 (April 19, 1864)]
Includes descriptions of Southern officials, including P. G. T. Beauregard as General, Robert E. Lee as General, Stonewall Jackson as General, and Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy. Battles of Shiloh and Murfreesboro. Excerpt from a...
GLC05959.10
February 1861
Southern cultivator. [Vol. 19, no. 2 (February, 1861)]
Negroes & Negro Slavery, Power of the South. A prize essay on commercial manures displays the winner of the Georgia State Agricultural Fair. One article demonstrates the benefit of slave labor in analyzing crop output. One letter to the editor...
GLC05959.11.01
July 1861
Southern cultivator. [Vol. 19, no. 7 (July, 1861)]
Negro Mechanics, Reform Under Our New Government, Supplies Stopped - Let Us Make Our Own, The Richmond Factory. An editorial criticizes the Yankees for not seeing the value of Southern agriculture, particularly the supply and demand of food in terms...
GLC05959.11.02
January 1862
Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 1 (January, 1862)]
The Private Soldier, Financial Crash in the North, Their Loss of National Position by the Craven Surrender of Mason & Slidell. A shift in agriculture requires corn to be an important Southern crop, while another editorial suggested that provisions be...
GLC05959.11.03
May & June 1862
Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 5 & 6 (May & June, 1862)]
Cattle for the South, Negro Slavery, What Shall be Done with the Contrabands, Virginia War Whiskey. A letter to the editor encourages the North to understand and support slavery due to its mild climate and uplifting work environment. An editorial...
GLC05959.11.04
July & August 1862
Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 7 & 8 (July & August, 1862)]
Life of an Overseer, Suppositions for the Times, Extortion & Speculation. A few articles discuss the work of Blacks, including what to do on an "off" year from cotton and the benefit of working in chain gangs, including one article about the life of...
GLC05959.11.05
Sept. & Oct. 1862
Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 7 & 8 (September & October, 1862)]
Negro Phobia at the North, Enemies Buying Our Cotton, Letter by J.P. Benjamin, What a Northern Woman Thinks, Syrup in Place of Bacon for Negroes. Articles on cotton discuss its influence in America and its "want" in Europe and the dangers of Northern...
GLC05959.11.06
March 1864
Southern cultivator. [Vol. 22, no. 3 (March, 1864)]
Costume for Negroes, Governor Brown's Message, Pardoning Negroes. This issue contains in-depth scientific articles examining the composition of certain types of seeds, with one on the early history of cotton and its production. An editorial comments...
GLC05959.11.08
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