Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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Rumours—William Howard Russell’s Diary.

December 22, 2011

My Diary North and South - William Howard Russell

December (Sunday) 22nd.—Lord Lyons saw Mr. Seward again, but it does not appear that any answer can be expected before Wednesday. All kinds of rumours circulate through the city, and are repeated in an authoritative manner in the New York papers.

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