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General Lee has fled to Richmond, Virginia after suffering defeat at the hand of the Army of the Potomac. His retreat follows an invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania, where his armies pillaged towns and southern newspapers predicted the total destruction of the area.
Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner
Publication Date: July 22nd, 1863
Page/Column: 02
Town: Frederick, MD
County: Frederick
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