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Newspaper
Macon Tri Weekly Telegraph
Location
Macon, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1863
Page
2
The text outlines payment rules for obituaries private papers and other notices. It mentions ten cent per manuscript for obituaries, no advertising order accepted without money, bankable funds required, and rejection of private scrip ragged bills. Subscribers may remit via Express with sealed envelopes and company receipt.
Macon public urged to send advertisements early for first edition at 4 o clock. Post Office hours updated due to railroad schedule changes. Includes political commentary on Butler appointment and Civil War era items from Northern dispatches and Confederate battles near Culpeper and Rappahannock with casualty notes.
Reports describe a sharp engagement near Fredericksburg as Union forces repelled a 3,000 strong Confederate crossing on the north bank of the Rappahannock. Casualties include Majors Pullen and Pelham, with detailed dispatches stating a severe, hand to hand battle and heavier Confederate losses.
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