(CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE) Issue of the Southern Churchman rep

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(CIVIL WAR--CONFEDERATE.) Issue of the Southern Churchman reporting on the death of Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville. 2 pages on one sheet, 26 x 19 1/2 inches; moderate wear and soiling, folds, printing imperfections in lower margin, penciled subscriber's name and contemporary note "Stonewall Jackson" in margins. Richmond, VA, 15 May 1863

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Most of three columns of this weekly newspaper are devoted to the battle and Jackson's death from wounds suffered there, which had occurred 5 days earlier. Jackson's Christian faith is discussed at length. General Lee's orders commemorating the death and congratulating his army on the victory are published in full.