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Like the Murmurings at Meribah

The Dispatch philosophizes about the price of southern freedom from northern oppression – it didn’t take long for the Hebrews to forget about their Red Sea experience. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch May 2, 1862: Human nature. –For the benefit … Continue reading

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Yankees = Dishonest Romans

150 years ago today the Union captured Fort Henry on the Tennessee River. Of course, no one in Richmond knew this as they perused their newspapers. However, readers of the February 6, 1862 edition of the Richmond Daily Dispatch would … Continue reading

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