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Subtitle: The Siege of Mobile.

Title: Black Republican - April 15, 1865

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Black Republican (1865)

The writer relates the conditions in Mobile, Alabama after it was occupied by the Union army following a battle there.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: Charleston.

Title: Pacific Appeal - August 29, 1863

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)

The writer announces the fall of Charleston, South Carolina during the Civil War. He views this state as a "hotbed of treason" and rejoices in this victory for the North.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: The Fire in Charleston S.C.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - December 21, 1861

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)

The burning of the city of Charleston during the Civil War was claimed by many to be the work of slaves. The writer comments on reports of slave insurrection.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: Edward's Ferry.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - November 2, 1861

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)

Brief account of the battle at Edward's Ferry (Ball's Bluff). The writer blames ignorance of the territory, the number of enemy troops, and a lack of basic military skill for this disaster.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: Cause and Effect.

Title: Weekly Anglo-African - September 28, 1861

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)

The writer believes that President Lincoln's letter to Fremont regarding Fremont's recent proclamation of martial law contributed to the Union's defeat at Lexington.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

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