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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05988.15 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Confederate wallpaper newspapers |
| Title | The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 5 (July 2, 1864)] |
| Date | 2 July 1864 |
| Author | Sandoz, Joel H. (fl. 1840-1864) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | The Yankees have placed at least 32 torpedoes, consisting of common beer barrels containing between 600 and 700 pounds of gun powder, in Charleston Harbor. An act providing for retired Confederate officers, and matters of conscription. Wallpaper has gray and green acorn pattern. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Printing Navy Weaponry Artillery Conscription Soldier's Pay |
| People | Sandoz, Joel H. (fl. 1840-1864) |
| Place written | Opelousas, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Science, Technology, Invention; Naval & Maritime |
| 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. Printed on wallpaper. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |