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Civil War Newspapers- HEROES OF SHILOH, WINSLOW HOMER DOUBLE PAGE, THE MERRIMAC
$ 22.44
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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 3, 1862 The full front page is taken up with 11 photos of: "The Heroes Of The Battle of Pittsburg Landing." showing U.S. Grant and Buell among others. Inside has a full page with 3 prints: "General Buell's Army Crossing Duck River, at Columbia, Tennessee, to Reinforce General Grant" and a full page with 7 prints of: "The Second Trip of the 'Merrimac'--Scenes at and Around Fortress Monroe" with related text; a full page: "Map of Yorktown and the Vicinity, Showing the Position of General McClellan's Army & the Rebels Under Jeff Davis"; half a page taken up with: "Senator Yulee's Letter"; a full page with 4 prints of: "The Bombardment & Capture of Fort Pulaski, April 11, 1862"; a halfpg. with 2 prints of: "View of Steamers Sunk by the Rebels Between Island Number Ten and New Madrid" a half pg; "Island Number Ten After the Surrender".The doublepage centerfold has 7 prints of: "Our Army Before Yorktown, Virginia", some of which were drawn by famed artist
Winslow Homer
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The back page has 3 war-themed cartoons. Complete in 16 pages.
good condition, some toning, brown spot at bottom-all pics are fine, as with all my newspapers- please look at the photos and ask questions , thanks