A Lunar Eclipse is seen through much of the southern states

An eclipse of the Moon, visible across much of the southern states, took place in the late evening, beginning at 8 p.m. and lasting until just before midnight. (By John Osborne) 
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The Confederate States Almanac of the Year of Our Lord 1865 ... (Macon, GA: Burke, Boykin & Company, 1864), 4. 
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