Attrocities at Camp Chase... Battle of Port Gibson...
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May 15, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 15, 1863
* Attrocities at Camp Chase Columbus, Ohio
* Port Gibson Mississippi
Not only is this a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but it is from the Confederate capital.
The front page has some nice reporting on the Civil War--from a Confederate perspective--including: "From Fredericksburg and includes two enemy dispatches picked up on the battle field of Chancellorsville dated April 13 and 15 (see), and subhead: "Accounts of Citizens Captured by the Enemy" which begins: "A citizen of Fredericksburg, who was taken prisoner during the battle of Chancellorsville...gives an interesting account of his experience..." with more (see).
The front page also has much on: "The Courts" and "City Intelligence" and an article: "The New Confederate States Standard" which describes the new Confederate flag, noting; "The new design of a national flag, adopted by the Confederate Congress...met the approving gaze of thousands...Length, twenty-four feet; width, sixteen feed...union ten feet, eight inches square...Henceforth down with the stars & stripes and up with the cross and white field." (see). The front page also has other smaller items concerning the war, including a report of a present5ation concerning the death of Stonewall Jackson.
The back page has a scathing editorial concerning the brutality at Camp Chase, a prisoner of war camp outside of Columbus, Ohio. It begins: "Camp Chase has taken rank with the Black Hole of Calcutta. The number of victims who have died there from brutal cruelty has exceeded those smothered in the Black Hole five times over..." with much more. Curious denunciation in light of the Andersonville Prison horrors from the South which would be revealed later in the war.
Also on the back page: The Situation In Mississippi--The Battle at Port Gibson--Desperate Fighting--The Killed &I Wounded..." which takes over a full column. There is much reporting on events near Vicksburg. Also: "Telegraphic News--Fight in Raymond, Mississippi" and "From the Trans-Mississippi Department" (see).
Complete as a single sheet newspaper as was typical with Southern newspapers, as most of the paper mills were in the North. Very nice condition.
* Attrocities at Camp Chase Columbus, Ohio
* Port Gibson Mississippi
Not only is this a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but it is from the Confederate capital.
The front page has some nice reporting on the Civil War--from a Confederate perspective--including: "From Fredericksburg and includes two enemy dispatches picked up on the battle field of Chancellorsville dated April 13 and 15 (see), and subhead: "Accounts of Citizens Captured by the Enemy" which begins: "A citizen of Fredericksburg, who was taken prisoner during the battle of Chancellorsville...gives an interesting account of his experience..." with more (see).
The front page also has much on: "The Courts" and "City Intelligence" and an article: "The New Confederate States Standard" which describes the new Confederate flag, noting; "The new design of a national flag, adopted by the Confederate Congress...met the approving gaze of thousands...Length, twenty-four feet; width, sixteen feed...union ten feet, eight inches square...Henceforth down with the stars & stripes and up with the cross and white field." (see). The front page also has other smaller items concerning the war, including a report of a present5ation concerning the death of Stonewall Jackson.
The back page has a scathing editorial concerning the brutality at Camp Chase, a prisoner of war camp outside of Columbus, Ohio. It begins: "Camp Chase has taken rank with the Black Hole of Calcutta. The number of victims who have died there from brutal cruelty has exceeded those smothered in the Black Hole five times over..." with much more. Curious denunciation in light of the Andersonville Prison horrors from the South which would be revealed later in the war.
Also on the back page: The Situation In Mississippi--The Battle at Port Gibson--Desperate Fighting--The Killed &I Wounded..." which takes over a full column. There is much reporting on events near Vicksburg. Also: "Telegraphic News--Fight in Raymond, Mississippi" and "From the Trans-Mississippi Department" (see).
Complete as a single sheet newspaper as was typical with Southern newspapers, as most of the paper mills were in the North. Very nice condition.
Category: Confederate
