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The capture of Memphis.

we have received no official information to that effect, we have no doubt of the execution of Memphis by our forces, and probable possession of it by the enemy.-- retreat of Beauregard's army from and the evacuation of Forts Pillow and removes all obstacles to the occupation of the city. A private telegram from the that paper has been reported to prevent its Capture by the and we also that many of the have left the place for the interior.--The Yankees now have possession of the whole of the Mississippi, and are making to open it to commerce. Little do them, however, for the cotton States bordering on the river, which any cavalry hoped to steal, has been reduced . The fall of Memphis has long been area, and will suppress the one.

The Daily Dispatch: June 12, 1862. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. June 12, 1862. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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