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April 02, 1865

NEW YORK HERALD, April 2, 1865 

* Battle of White Oak Road
* Richmond-Petersburg campaign
* Nearing the end of the Civil War


First column heads on the ftpg. mark the final days of the Civil War as General Grant and the Federal Army pursue the Confederate Army led by General Lee: "GRANT" "The Fighting On Friday" "Despatches from the President and Secretary Stanton" "Our Left Driven Back" "The Troops Turn and Drive the Rebels, and Capture the White Oak Road" "Capture Of Four Flags" "The Combination Against Richmond" "Lee Commanding the Rebel Forces in Person" & more. The front page features a large map headed: "The Battle Field Of Friday" showing: "The Military Situation South of Petersburg --Scene of Grant's Operations on the Boydton and White Oak Road."
A brief dispatch is signed in type: A. Lincoln. Also a partial list of "The Casualties" in the Fifth Corps at Gravelly Run on March 20, concluding on the back page.
Eight pages, binding slits at the blank spine, good condition.

Category: The Civil War