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Union picket guard.

American History, 1493-1859 (Module II: Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era, 1860-1945 Available online

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Civil war.
Military history.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Vol. 1, no. 8 (Nov. 1861).
Other Title:
Union picket guard. [Vol. 1, no. 8
Place of Publication:
Paducah, Kentucky: [publisher not identified], 1861.
Summary:
Article about the 2nd Illinois Cavalry has been circled. Includes an article about a flag of truce passing through Paducah, at which point a Confederate flag waved outside a window, causing Union soldiers to be angry. Includes articles discussing the continuance of the Civil War, other local and national news, and advertisements.
Notes:
The Union Picket Guard newspaper was established following the Defunct Paducah Herald, possibly by the men of the 8th and 9th Regiments of Illinois Infantry, and the Chicago Company of Light Artillery.
Includes bibliographical references (pages) and index.

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