ALS, 1863 July 11, Vicksburg, Miss., to Nathaniel Prentiss Banks.

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ALS, 1863 July 11, Vicksburg, Miss., to Nathaniel Prentiss Banks.

Congratulates Banks on his capture of Port Hudson, La., the last Confederate post on the Mississippi River, and reports on various troop movements.

1 item (4 p.) ; 25 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6681945

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