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WatchNews - The Chicago Tribune
Within these pages are reports of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 and other news events in a vibrant city of national economic and political importance. The "Daily Chicago Tribune" became a leading anti-slavery newspaper when Joseph Medill took the helm in 1855. Catch up on your reading of late 19th-century trends through these historical pages. Continue…
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Spotlight added: Introducing the Subject of Love
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Spotlight added: Civil War-"The Capture of New Orleans"- The Chicago Tribune May 12, 1862
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Spotlight added: "President Lincoln Assassinated" The Chicago Tribune Account April 15, 1865
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Spotlight added: The Death of Stonewall Jackson! May 1863
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Annotation added: Civil War Draft - A poor man's war. $300 dollars gets you discharged! Amazing!
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Spotlight added: The US Congress Enacts a "Civil War" Draft! March 3rd, 1863
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Spotlight added: How Ulysses S Grant Became Known as "Unconditional Surrender Grant"!
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Spotlight added: July 4th, 1861 Special Session of Congress - Civil War Troops Needed
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Spotlight added: The Chicago Tribune - Nov 6th 1860 - "Lincoln or Douglass"
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Spotlight added: The Chicago Tribune 1862 "An Account of the Monitor and the Merrimac!"
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