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November 05, 1861

THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 5, 1861

* Rare Confederate title
* From the deep South


Truly Confederate newspapers from New Orleans are very difficult to find, as Admiral Farragut entered the mouth of the Mississippi in mid-April, 1862 and finally took New Orleans on April 28. Shortly thereafter Benjamin Butler moved in and took control of the city, it surrendering without a fight. So "Confederate" issues from New Orleans are limited to those published between Louisiana's secession from the Union on January 26, 1861 and the end of April, 1862, just a brief 15 month period.
Front page has: "Latest From Richmond" "The Forces of the Great Naval Expedition" "One Thousand Contraband Negroes with it" "Supposed Destination" "Gen. Sherman In Command" "His Headquarters to be on the Atlantic". Front page also has a report: "A Valuable Slave Killed".
Page 2 has: "Important From Washington" "Resignation of Scott Cameron and Seward" "McClellan Refuses to Obey Lincoln's Order".
First leaf has a round hole in the lower margin, has a non-archival pieces of tape in the lower margins of page 2 and the back page, lite damp staining in the lower left corner, bit of lite foxing.

Category: Confederate