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Tag Archives: Latest News By Telegraph
Latest News By Telegraph: Pickett’s Charge
Latest News Headquarters Army of the Potomac, July 3 Semi-Official Report The decisive battle has been fought to-day, and the enemy repulsed with terrific loss. At daylight Lee’s right wing batteries opened upon our left, and shortly after those … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War, Latest News By Telegraph, Pickett's Charge, Telegraph
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Latest News By Telegraph: The Impending Battle of Gettysburg
By the mid-nineteenth century, newspapers were beginning to regularly use information passed through the telegraph for news stories. It was not unusual for some breaking stories to contain misinformation, but that must have been a minor inconvenience compared to the benefit of receiving … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War, Latest News By Telegraph, Telegraph
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