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Latest News By Telegraph: Pickett’s Charge

Posted on July 3, 2013 by SCblogger

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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Latest News By Telegraph: The Impending Battle of Gettysburg

Posted on June 27, 2013 by SCblogger

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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