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General Johnston leads 40,000 Confederates...
General Johnston leads 40,000 Confederates...
Item # 692588
September 19, 1861
THE WORLD, New York, Sept. 19, 1861 Over half of the first column is taken up with heads including: "The Southern Rebellion" "Further Arrests of Maryland Secessionists" "40,000 Rebels Under General Johnston moving Along the Potomac" "Probable Removal of Gen. Fremont" "Serious Charges Against his Official Administration" "Lexington Invested by Gen. Price" "A Battle Impending in Kentucky" and more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed (desired), foxing to an upper quadrant, mostly good condition.
Note: In September 1861, General Joseph E. Johnston commanded the Confederate Army of the Potomac, which was stationed along the southern bank of the Potomac River, primarily around Manassas and Centreville in northern Virginia. This positioning followed the Confederate victory at the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) in July 1861, after which Johnston was appointed to lead the Department of the Potomac and the Army of the Potomac on July 21, 1861.
Category: Yankee
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