The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06107.18 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Union Occupation Newspapers |
| Title | Weekly gazette and comet. [Vol. 45, no. 21 (March 4, 1863)] |
| Date | 4 March 1863 |
| Author | J.C. Charlotte (fl. 1863) |
| Additional authors | T.B.R. Hatch G.A. Pike |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Union occupation newspaper. Mediation between the Southern commissioners and Secretary of State Seward, sinking of the U.S. Gunboat "Kinsman," News from Washington - the Negro Soldier Bill rejected, capture of the "Queen of the West," Charleston under siege, printing of General G.T. Beauregard's February 18, 1863 order for noncombatants to evacuate and calling for support from Carolinians and Georgians, printing of Seward's letter to the British minister regarding the blockade of Galveston. 22nd Connecticut Volunteers soldier's name written on heading. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Lincoln's Cabinet Navy Battle of Charleston Harbor Battle African American Troops African American History Refugees Confederate States of America Confederate General or Leader Blockade Texas Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| Place written | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Additional Information | Published weekly, Dec. 27, 1856 to June 1865, Formed by the merger of the Baton Rouge Gazette and the Weekly Morning Comet. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |