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attracting a crowd

fireworks by the bay 150 years ago this week politics was a major topic out in the Far West. The September 9, 1864 issue of San Francisco’s Daily Alta California featured side by side coverage of a couple political rallies … Continue reading

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Methodist Parson Takes Command

150 years ago this week the Dispatch printed a bio of the new Union general-in-chief. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 28, 1862: The New Federal Commander-in-chief. Henry Wager Halleck is one the four Major-Generals who were first appointed in … Continue reading

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