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Diário, 9 de janeiro de 1865
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Diário, 17 de março de 1865.
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Segundo Joaquim Nabuco, o exército de Concórdia era a “base da defesa da Aliança”. (in. Um Estadista do Império. Op. Cit., p. 532.)
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Diário, 29 de maio de 1865.
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Diário, 16 e 17 de maio de 1865, respectivamente.