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3 April 1865
Grant's Petersburg progress. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (April 3, 1865)]
First issue. Whimsical and humorous newspaper published by soldiers. Includes story about a newly imposed dog tax in Illinois.
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22 March 1865
French, George Z. (fl. 1865)
Herald of the union. [Vol. 1, no. 20 (March 22, 1865)]
Union occupation newspaper with headline "News of the fall of Wilmington." Also: Postponement of the adjournment of the Confederate Congress, discussion of correspondence between General William T. Sherman and Confederate general Wade Hampton...
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14 July 1863
Port Hudson freeman. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (July 14, 1863)]
Reports on the Surrender of Vicksburg and Port Hudson. Printed by Union troops the day Port Hudson was captured. States that Mrs. Vallandinham had gone insane but her "nervous system was severely shocked." Also includes a very moving report from a...
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6 July 1863
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The black hawk chronicle. [Vol. 1, no. 5 (July 6, 1863)]
Siege of Vicksburg. A Southerner surrenders for whiskey. Many articles illustrate Army - Navy Rivalry. Prints poem Hiawatha.
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13 April 1865
Bondurant & Elliot (fl. 1862-1864)
The Richmond whig. [Vol. 1, no. 9 (April 13, 1865)]
Issue is dedicated to General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Prints the correspondence between General Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant leading up to the surrender. Prints general orders. Includes articles on the fall of the Confederate...
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5 September 1863
Sears, Joseph H. (fl. 1850-1862)
New south. [Vol.1, no. 52 (September 5, 1863)]
Union occupation newspaper. Contains a sarcastic poem titled "Farewell to the South," disparaging views of Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan, a list of "Loyal Generals" who support abolition and "unconditionally sustain the President and his...
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21 January 1733
Zenger, John P. (1697-1746)
New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 932, no. 12 (January 21, 1733)]
Bitterly criticizes governors who abuse their power. States that "plagues, epidemical distempers, and famines are tolerable evils, compared to an ill governor and supreme magistrate." Specifically criticizes Governor Lowther of Barbados. Also...
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22 September 1735
New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 933, no. 98 (September 22, 1735)]
Bitterly denounces the government of William Cosby, although the writer never uses the Governor's name in the essay. Particularly focuses on the corruption of the counselors and ministers who surround the governor and prevent the voice of the...
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7 December 1861
Simpson, R.H.
The confederate states. [Vol. 4, no. 2 (December 7, 1861)]
Brief news reports and witty remarks from several sources. Ads for sewing machines and other services, some in French. Printed on yellow necessity paper.
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15 February 1862
The confederate states. [Vol. 4, no. 9 (February 15, 1862)]
An editorial concerning Senator John Moore's bill for cotton planters' relief. Correspondence with the Attorney General. Printed on yellow necessity paper.
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