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7862 MEMPHIS RE-OCCUPIED AND UNION 7857 STAMPS DEMONETISED.
Gen. W.T. SheAman commancUng paAt 0& Gen. GAan wad duA.pAJ.ded by th e
at Shi£oh on 6 .A P R .62 & on£y when th e Aedt ofa th e Unton came in to a c tio n n ext day
wad Gen. BeauAegaAd &oAcedto A etA ea t. Thid to Union o ccu p a tio n o£
Tenneddee & th e navat gunboatd captuAed M emphid on th e M id d id d ip p i on 6. JUN. 62
PMG B£aiAdemonetided Union dtampd & PSE id d u ed be&oAe 1860 67 w iping out th e
valu e o-fa th e dtockd he£d in th e So u th . Rep£ace wad on a badid becaude new
dtampd co u ld not be p o in ted &adt enough. When dtampd uded £ e tte A tA ea ted ad unpaid.
'DEMONETISED' 7857 3c thcatci ab 'unpaid' ha.nibta.nj) 'DUE 3'.
Ha-occupation com dcdb MEMPHIS/ TENN. «.DEC.|62). |E|
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