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- NP: February 4, 1865 Irish-American (NY): Battle of Trent’s Reach from Deck of USS Onondaga, Jan. 23-24
- NP: February 6, 1865 Weekly Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon): The Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry at the Skirmish on Fort Holly Hill, December 10, 1864
- NP: February 8, 1865 Philadelphia Inquirer: Battle of Hatcher’s Run, Feb. 5
- NP: February 8, 1865 Philadelphia Inquirer: Grant in Motion, Feb. 5 (Hatcher’s Run)
- NP: February 9, 1865 Philadelphia Inquirer: Army of the Potomac Feb. 5-6, 1865 (Hatcher’s Run)
- NP: February 10, 1865 Philadelphia Inquirer: Army of the Potomac Feb. 6-7, 1865 (Hatcher’s Run)
- NP: February 11, 1865 Philadelphia Inquirer: The Battle of Hatcher’s Run, Feb. 5-7, 1865
- NP: February 13, 1865 Philadelphia Inquirer: Army of the Potomac, Feb. 8, 1865
- NP: February 13, 1865 Philadelphia Inquirer: Army of the Potomac, Feb. 9, 1865
- NP: February 13, 1865 Philadelphia Inquirer: Fight at Dabney’s Mill, Feb. 6, 1865
- NP: February 24, 1865 The Roman Citizen (Rome, NY): 15th NY Eng Letter, February 13, 1865