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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06015 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of miscellaneous Civil War-era newspapers |
| Title | Tri-Weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 65 (August, 18, 1863)] |
| Date | 18 August 1863 |
| Author | Cushing, Edward H. (1829-1879) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | A rare postmarked issue with Civil War news, including a report of the surrender of Vicksburg. There is also an article advocating conscripting slaves to fight for the Confederacy and fugitive slave ads. Contains foreign news as well as news from around Texas and New Orleans. Reports on local elections. Cushing was the editor. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Texas Battle of Vicksburg Battle Surrender Confederate States of America Conscription Slavery African American History Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave Election |
| People | Cushing, Edward Hopkins (1829-1879) |
| Place written | Houston, Texas |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| 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 |