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The Red River expedition...



Item # 690789

March 25, 1864

NEW YORK TIMES, March 25, 1864  

* Red River Campaign - Louisiana
* Atchafalaya River & Alexandria


Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "REBEL ADVANCE IN TENNESSEE" "Gen. Forrest, with 7,000 Men, Moving North from Bolivar" "Federal Pickets at Union City Driven in" "THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION" "Successful Operations on the Atchafalaya" "Gen. Dick Taylor Outmanoeuvered by Gen. Smith" "Admiral Porter and His Iron-Clads at Alexandria, La." and much more. 
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to one large sheet, minor foxing at the front page folds, generally good condition.

Note: The Red River Expedition of 1864, also known as the Red River Campaign, was a significant Union military operation during the American Civil War, conducted from March 10 to May 22, 1864. It aimed to assert Union control over the Trans-Mississippi region, particularly Louisiana and Texas, and to capture the Confederate stronghold of Shreveport, Louisiana.

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