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“No News. We are, in my opinion, being overrun. New Orleans is gone. They have attacked Cumberland Gap, [Kentucky], which will be taken of course.”
— May 02, 2026 04:56PM
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The Gresham Family after the Civil War
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The Gresham Family after the Civil War
Desiree Reads
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Wed Dec 10th, 1865
“Vice President Stephens is arrested & thus comes down the iron screw on our powerless necks.”
— 5 hours, 10 min ago
“Vice President Stephens is arrested & thus comes down the iron screw on our powerless necks.”
Desiree Reads
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“General Johnston has surrendered his army & the Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida: so we are under the rod as conquered rebels forever.”
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Tue Apr 11, 1865
“The N.Y. Herald reports that the Confederacy was recognized by France on the 3d March”.
— 5 hours, 31 min ago
“The N.Y. Herald reports that the Confederacy was recognized by France on the 3d March”.

