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2 stories matching sumter

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:suiter, summer, sumner, sutter, sum, suma

  1. The Confederate Major Who Set Type in Seattle

    A German-born printer who saw Fort Sumter bombarded and later joined Seattle's typographical union died at Providence Hospital, taking an improbable Civil War past with him.

    Apr 4, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Local Legends

  2. The Legacy of Isaac Stevens

    A profile of Washington Territory's first governor and Civil War hero, tracing his path from West Point to the battlefields of Virginia.

    Oct 25, 1862Washington StandardGovernor's office, Olympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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