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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05988.27 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Confederate wallpaper newspapers |
| Title | The southern sentinel. [Vol. 1, no. 8 (May 16, 1863)] |
| Date | 16 May 1863 |
| Author | Compton, T.G. (fl. 1863) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | The first newspaper printed by Union occupation troops after the fall of Alexandria. Announces the arrival of Gen. Banks's army to the city. Poetry features traditional patriotic themes, one by Henry W. Longfellow. Wallpaper has faded gold leaf floral pattern with green and purple highlights. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Printing Union General Union Forces Poetry |
| People | Compton, T.G. (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Additional Information | The Southern Sentinel first began publication in March 1863 and ceased in 1867. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |