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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08620 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of miscellaneous Civil War-era newspapers |
| Title | Harper's weekly. [Vol. 6, no. 301 (October 4, 1862)] |
| Date | 4 October 1862 |
| Author | Harper & Brothers (1833-1962) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Includes a printing of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on the third page titled, "THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY." Discusses the Emancipation Proclamation, including an article titled "Slavery Practically abolished." Includes coverage of McClellan in Fredericksburg, an image of General McClellan entering the town of Frederick, Maryland, and the Battle of Antietam. Duplicate of GLC03443. |
| Subjects | Abolition Emancipation Emancipation Proclamation Slavery African American History Presidential Speeches and Proclamations President Government and Civics Battle Battle of Fredericksburg Union Forces Union General Civil War Military History Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) |
| People | Harper & Brothers (1833-1962) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| 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 Eastern Theater |