THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Jackson, Mississippi, February 27, 1863   See the bottom of this listing for the fascinating history of this interesting newspaper.  The top of the front page has: "Speech For Stopping the War" which was by a member from Kansas speaking in Washington, and notes: "He Proposes the Acknowledgment of The Confederates--A Radical View of the Question" (see). Also on the front page: "Stampede of Armed Contrabands" "Destruction of the Hatteras--Reports of her Commander" "Letter From  Charleston" "The Pan Handle" "The Post of Arkansas" which has nice reporting on the notable battle of Arkansas Post, with subheads including: "Terrific Battle--Fighting for Two Days--Confederate Loss 150 Killed & 400 wounded--Federal Loss 2,000 Killed and as Many More Wounded" (see for portions).
The back page includes: "The Recapture of New Orleans Both Possible & Probable" which is an optimistic editorial of the Confederates taking back this important city (see for portions). Also: "Letter From Vicksburg" "Capture of the Indianola" "We Must Have Texas Immediately" "Latest Northern Intelligence" "West of the Mississippi" "Trouble Between White and Negro Soldiers" "Capture of the Queen of the West--Official Report" and other smaller items. There is also a lengthy: "List Of Deserters From W. Faulkner's Command of Partisan Rangers" (see).
This newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War.  Memphis was a Confederate stronghold up through the Battle of Memphis on June 6, 1862, at which time the Yankees moved in and it became a Yankee city. The "Memphis Daily Appeal", dedicated to the Southern cause rallying both civilians & soldiers, it was the most important newspaper of the region, soon famously known as the "Moving Appeal."
On June 6, 1862, the presses and plates were loaded into a boxcar and moved to Grenada, Mississippi, where it stayed for a few months, until approaching Federal troops threatened again, forcing a move in November 1862 to Jackson, Mississippi, where it published until May 1863, when Federal troops again arrived. By this time, the Appeal had gained notoriety among Union forces as a rebel sympathizer while it remained on the run. The next stop was Meridian, Mississippi, from where, one issue and two days later, the wandering journalists moved on to Mobile, Alabama, then to Montgomery, and ultimately to Atlanta, the economic heart of the Confederacy. Publication from Atlanta began in June 1863 and continued through July 1864, when it returned to Montgomery, where it published from September 1864 to April 1865. Its final move was to Columbus, Georgia, where Federal forces finally caught up with it. It resumed publication following the war in Memphis on November 5, 1865. During just a four year period this newspaper published in nine different cities. (credit: Tennessee State Library & Archives)
Complete as a single sheet newspaper with a full banner masthead. In very nice, clean condition with a minor damp stain at the right side.