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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC05988.22 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of Confederate wallpaper newspapers |
Title | The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 21 (October 22, 1864)] |
Date | 22 October 1864 |
Author | Sandoz, Joel H. (fl. 1840-1864) |
Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
Content Description | Murders by a band of Jayhawkers. Also a letter from the "Lafouce Creoles" 18th Louisiana Regiment giving a brief history of their battles since they left home to fight in the Battle of Shiloh. French translation on right side. Printed on brown-sepia paper. Wallpaper has green and white floral and foliage pattern. |
Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Printing Guerrilla Warfare Death Soldier's Letter Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing) Confederate Soldier's Letter Battle |
People | Sandoz, Joel H. (fl. 1840-1864) |
Place written | Opelousas, Louisiana |
Theme | The American Civil War; Law |
Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
Additional Information | Before 1852, the Opelousas Courier was titled The Opelousas Gazette, and was published by Joel Sandoz and George Addison. The Courier was published from 1852 to 1910, with some issues printed on wallpaper from 1862 to 1864. Often translated into French, its French title was Le Courier des Opelousas. |
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 |