The advance of the Gunboats up the river to New Berne, N. Carolina. Passing the Barricade
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Full Citation: Telegram from President Abraham Lincoln to Major General John A. Dix, Commanding at New York, Regarding the New York World and New York Journal of Commerce; 05/18/1864; Records of the Office of the Secretary of War, Record Group 107. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/telegram-from-president-abraham-lincoln-to-major-general-john-a-dix-commanding-at-new-york-regarding-the-new-york-world-and-new-york-journal-of-commerce/, August 13, 2026]
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