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Lengthy letter signed by Jefferson Davis...
Lengthy letter signed by Jefferson Davis...
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February 20, 1864
ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, Feb. 20, 1864
* Confederate President Jefferson Davis
As noted in the masthead this was the: "Gazette of The Regular & Volunteer Forces" and as such is replete with military news of all sorts.
The front page is mostly taken up with: "The Military Situation" giving the latest reports of battle activities in various fields of operation.
Other reports inside area headed: "Harbor Defence", "Congress & General Howard", "A Legion Of Loyalty", "Casting of a Monster Gun", "Escape Of Union Officers From Richmond", "Army & Navy Personal", "The Spring Campaign in the South-West", "Jeff Davis To His Soldiers" is a lengthy letter to: "Soldiers of the Armies of the Confederate States" signed in type: Jefferson Davis, and begins: "In the long & bloody war in which your country is engaged you have achieved many noble triumphs. You have won glorious victories over vastly more numerous hosts...". Much more as well.
Sixteen pages, 10 by 14 1/3 inches, nice eagle in the masthead, nice condition.
Category: Yankee
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