George Armstrong Custer takes the entire front page... African-American soldiers...
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March 19, 1864
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 19, 1864
* General George Custer
The entire front page is taken up with a great print captioned: "Brigadier General George A. Custer" showing him leading a charge on horseback, brandishing his sword. There is a related article on him on an inside page (see).
Other prints within this issue including a full page of: "Brigadier General Judson Kilpatrick", a full page: "Map of the Rebellion As It was in 1861 and As It Is in 1864" showing the diminished Confederacy (great display map--see photos).
There is also a full pg. with 2 prints of "Huntsville, Alabama from General Logan's Headquarters" and "Dragging Artillery Through the Mud". And another fullpg. with 2 prints: "A Portion of Logan's Command Crossing Lookout Creek for East Tennessee" and "The 12th U.S. Colored Troops Receiving Their Colors on Union Square".
The double page centerfold shows: "Facsimile of a Photograph of the Moon, Taken by Dr. Henry Draper's Telescope".
Complete in 16 pages and in nice condition.
* General George Custer
The entire front page is taken up with a great print captioned: "Brigadier General George A. Custer" showing him leading a charge on horseback, brandishing his sword. There is a related article on him on an inside page (see).
Other prints within this issue including a full page of: "Brigadier General Judson Kilpatrick", a full page: "Map of the Rebellion As It was in 1861 and As It Is in 1864" showing the diminished Confederacy (great display map--see photos).
There is also a full pg. with 2 prints of "Huntsville, Alabama from General Logan's Headquarters" and "Dragging Artillery Through the Mud". And another fullpg. with 2 prints: "A Portion of Logan's Command Crossing Lookout Creek for East Tennessee" and "The 12th U.S. Colored Troops Receiving Their Colors on Union Square".
The double page centerfold shows: "Facsimile of a Photograph of the Moon, Taken by Dr. Henry Draper's Telescope".
Complete in 16 pages and in nice condition.
Category: The Civil War
