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Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 27 (June 28, 1864)]

News from Petersburg, Situation in Virginia, Morgan's victory in Kentucky.

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Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 30 (July 1, 1864)]

Operations in front of Petersburg.

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Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 158 (December 10, 1864)]

Sherman's position, Lincoln's message to Congress, Abolition of slavery by Constitutional Amendment.

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Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 179 (January 11, 1865)]

Removal of General Butler.

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Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. (January 11, 1865)]

The Lake Erie Raid, Letter from General Glenn - Athens, Georgia.

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Southern illustrated news. [Vol. 1, no. 20 (January 24, 1863)]

The war along the Mississippia, Sketch of Barksdale's Mississippi Pickets watching the Yankee pontoons at Fredericksburg.

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Southern illustrated news. [Vol. 1, no. 21 (January 31, 1863)]

Sketch of General Albert Sidney Johnston.

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Southern illustrated news. [Vol. 1, no. 22 (February 7, 1863)]

Sketch of General Lloyd Tilgham.

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Supplement to the Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 841 (January 22, 1745)]

Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.

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to: Wife, Daughters & Son.

Marked "No 1"; seemingly first letter sent to family while on post. Reports on news about Sherman & Charleston having fallen.

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to: Mary [Armstrong, his wife].

Reporting on his arrival at the headquarters of the 9th Corps.

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to: Wife.

Reports that he is now at the front, describes conditions at front & shells bursting in air around him, spreads news of capture of Wilmington.

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to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes being under enemy fire, ill health due to cold.

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to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes how he felt being under fire.

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to: [?wife?].

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to: Mary [Armstrong].

Reports on rumor that Sherman has been defeated, hopes it isn't true, talks about great number of dead and burial procedures, remarks on slavery as the sin of the South.

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to: Mary [Armstrong].

Discusses his commanders & their religiosity, his preaching & religious ministering at the camp.

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to: Mary [Armstrong].

Talks about systematic pilfering of the Sanitary Commission by high ranking soldiers; also reports on seeing black troops: "Today for the first time I saw whole regiments of black troops…They appear quite as well on parade as their more thoroughly...

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to: Mary [Armstrong].

Reports various rumors about Sheridan's maneuvers. Also reports on nearby black uprising: "Our allies, the darkies, are evidently burning out their beloved Masters…"

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to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes army medic routines & ambulances, describes desolation of landscape due to war.

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to: Mary [Armstrong].

Reports on troop maneuvers, Sheridan's whereabouts, etc.

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to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes wounding of his troops, & ministering to soldiers.

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to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes the death of soldiers, his inspection of their graveyards.

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to: Mary [Armstrong].

Reports on rumors that "Sherman, & Schoield, and Sheridan are working up, & Grant has Lee by the throat." Also describes in detail his work as a Chaplain & what it consists of.

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to: Mary [Armstrong].

"I keep no diary of events, so I guess I had better send my diary home in the form of letters."

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