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The Civil War is imminent...
The Civil War is imminent...
Item # 648879
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April 06, 1861
THE WILMINGTON DAILY HERALD, North Carolina, April 6, 1861
* North vs. South is imminent
* Charleston Harbor tensions at a high
* From the Confederacy
Wilmington was a major Atlantic Ocean port city for the Confederacy during the Civil War, and was one of the last ports to fall to Union forces in 1865. It ranked equal in size to Atlanta according to the 1860 census, and was a major point of entry for supplies for the entire Confederacy, exporting cotton & tobacco in exchange for munitions, clothing & food. As such it was barricaded by Union forces during the war, but blockade runners had some success in getting supplies through. It is just 170 miles north of Charleston, where the Civil War began.
Neighboring South Carolina was the first state to leave the union in Dec., 1860, and although North Carolina did not officially secede until after the bombing of Fort Sumter its political sympathies were strongly with the South ever since talk of secession began.
The top of page 2 has one column heads which announce the increase of hostilities and the impending Civil War: "Exciting News" "Military Expedition from New York ! " "Blockade of Southern Ports Expected ! " "A Collision Imminent ! " with the text taking close to half a column (see).
Page 2 has other items relating to the upcoming war: "The Irrepressible Conflict" "Take the Forts" "The Beginning of the Real Struggle Between the Two Confederacies" "Reports from New Orleans" "Increase of the Gulf Squadron" "A Visit to the Batteries in Charleston Harbor" & a few other smaller items.
Page 3 & 4 are entirely taken up with advertisements. Complete in 4 pages and in very nice, clean condition.
Category: Confederate
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