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Pemberton's Vicksburg Telegram

Introduction

Confederate lieutenant general John C. Pemberton sent this mixed clear-and-cipher telegram to Joseph E. Johnston from Vicksburg on 26 December 1862. The source preserves mistakes in the transmitted text. Friedman's federal lectures

HistoricalLetter

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