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Civil War Harper's Weekly, August 27, 1864

This site features an online version of the Harper's Weekly newspapers published during the Civil War. Harper's was the most popular newspaper of the Civil War era, and these papers serve as a valuable source of original documentation of the war. We hope you enjoy browsing these old newspapers.

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City Point

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VOL. VIII.—No. 400.]

NEW YORK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1864.

SINGLE COPIES TEN CENTS.

$4.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1864, by Harper & Brothers, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.


GENERAL GRANT'S CAMPAIGN—EXPLOSION AT CITY POINT, AUGUST 9, 1864. - SKETCHED BY A. R. WAUD. - [SEE PAGE 550.]

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City Point Explosion

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