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PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, May, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination w/ print

Phrenology is a theory that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of their skull. Although holding no validity today, it was a popular science in the mid-19th century and this periodical focused on it.
The feature of this issue is the page near the back which is devoted to Abraham Lincoln, including a nice portrait of him and a black-bordered article on his life.
Seven other pages has

NEW YORK HERALD, May 21, 1865  A wealth of fine content on the closing events of the Civil War including front page: "JEFF. DAVIS" "The Southern Confederacy at Fortress Monroe" "Interesting Details of Their Capture" "Amusing Scenes at Jeff. Davis' Tent" "Tears & Lamentations" "South Carolina - The First Peace Meeting" "The Negroes entitled to a Voice in Adopting a New Constitution" & much more.
The back page has: "THE TRIAL" "Important Evidence Involving the Rebel Leaders in the Plot"

NEW YORK HERALD, May 17, 1865  The front page is entirely taken up with reports on the trial of those who conspired to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
Some of the column heads include: "THE TRIAL" "Sanders Shown to Have Been Intimate with Booth" "Complicity of Spangler, the Stage Carpenter, in Booth's Scheme" "He is Overheard Promising to Assist Booth All He Could on the Night of the Assassination" "Further Evidence Implicating Dr. Mudd" and much more.
The considerable testimony continues

NEW-YORK TIMES, May 15, 1865  At the top of the first column on the front page are headlines reporting the surprise capture of Jefferson Davis, the former President of the defunct Confederate States of America.
The reporting begins with an announcement from the Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton: "The following dispatch, just received...announces the surprise and capture of Jefferson Davis, and his staff...", signed in type: Edwin M. Stanton. Hereafter is a dispatch from General Wilson

NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1865  The front page has: "Conduct of The War" "The Committee Close Their Long Investigation" "Gen. Meade a Very Good Officer, but Too Slow & Easy" "Facts About the Disastrous Red River Expedition" and more.
Page 5 has: Reported Assassination of the Rebel General Kirby Smith" "Capture of Ex-Gov. Isham Harris of Tennessee" "Negro Plot to Kill Paroled Rebel Prisoners at Memphis" "Act to be in Retaliation for the Fort Pillow Massacre" "A Conflict & the Negroes Soon

NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Trial of the conspirators - assassins
• Loads of testimony in court

Among the front page first column heads are: "THE TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "Full Report of the Proceedings & Evidence of Thurs." "A Plan for Destroying; Northern Ships & Towns Sent to Jeff. Davis"  & more.
This trial coverage carries over to the back page.
Eight pages, evenly toned throughout, slightly irregular at the blank spine from disbinding, good condition.

Background:

NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1865  The front page has reports on the closing moments of the Civil War, including: "TAYLOR'S SURRENDER" "Gen. Canby's Official Announcement of the Fact" "The Surrender Made on the 4th of May" "Terms the Same as Those  Granted to Gen. Lee" "No Rebel Forces Now in Arms East of the Mississippi" and more.
Also on the front page: "The Assassination" "The Conspirators" "Proclamation by the President--Rebel Pirates in Foreign Ports" signed in type: Andrew Johnson; "The Reward

NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1865  Although the front page has reports headed: "From Richmond--A View of Gen. Lee--Arrests--The Negroes--Our Soldiers", the prime content is found on page 2 with: "The Anti-Slavery Society" "Exciting Debate and Final Action on Mr. Garrison's Resolution of Dissolution" "The Society Votes to Live, by the Vote of 118 to 48" "Address of Anna E. Dickinson, Senator Wilson, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Wendell Phillips, and Others" with this coverage taking

NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1865

• Hunt for Jefferson Davis
• Union soldiers marching home
• Abraham Lincoln murder trial

Among the column heads on the follow-up events to the Civil War are: "IMPORTANT PROCLAMATIONS" "The Belligerent Rights of the Rebels at the End" "All Nations Warned Against Harboring Their Privateers" "Restoration of Law in the State of Virginia" "The Flight Of Jeff Davis" "His Capture Probable" "Important Session of the Anti-Slavery Society" "Speeches of Wendell Phillips, William

NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1865

• Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's surrender
• American Civil War ending events

The top of the front page has: "JOHNSTON'S SURRENDER" "The Time & Place of the Concluding Arrangements" "Number of Men and Guns Handed Over" "Names of Rebel General Officers Surrendered" "Singular Deference to Rebel Sensitiveness".
The front page also has: "News of the Assassination in Europe" "It Excites the Deepest Horror and Sorrow" "The Surrender of Lee - The End of the Great Rebel

NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1865

• "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
• Closing events of the American Civil War
• re. Abraham Lincoln's assassination

Among the front page column heads on the ending events of the Civil War are: "THE HOMEWARD MARCH" "The Second & Fifth Corps Arrive Near Alexandria" "They Meet with the Kindest Treatment on the Way from Richmond" "Sherman's Veterans Will Begin to Arrive About Sunday" and more.
Page 4 has: "The Trial of the Assassins--Action of the Government". The back page

NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1865  The front page is entirely taken up with the historic trial of those implicated in the assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln.
First column heads include: "THE TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "Proceedings Before the Commission on Friday" "Further Testimony About the Escape from the Theatre" "Major Seward Identifies Payne as the Assassin" "Other Witnesses Make the Identification Certain" and more. The testimony carries over to take over half of the back page as

NEW YORK TIMES, May 18, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln Murder
• Trial of the Assassins
• Hunt for John Wilkes Booth

Over half of the front page is taken up with reports headed: "THE TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "Testimony Concerning Dr. Mudd's Operations" "Evidence that Herold Boasted that Booth Killed the President" "The Pursuit & Capture of Booth & Herold" "Col. Conger and Sergt. Corbett Examined" "Sergt. Corbett Proposed to Capture Booth Alive". Very lengthy text.
Eight pages, minor binding slits at the blank

NEW  YORK TIMES, May 16, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln Murder
• Trial of the Assassins
• Indictment of the assassins
• Confederate yellow fever plot

Among the front page column heads are: "TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "The Charges & Specifications Against the Prisoners" "Davis, Sanders, Tucker, Thompson, and Clay in the Indictment" "They are Charged with Conspiring to Kill Lincoln, Johnson, Seward and Grant" 'The Testimony Taken on the Second Day of the Trial".
This testimony on the trial of the assassins consumes

BROWNLOW’S KNOXVILLE WHIG, AND REBEL VENTILATOR, Tennessee, May 10, 1865

• Very rare Civil War title - closing events
• William Gannaway "Parson" Brownlow

W. G. Brownlow, or  Parson Brownlow, was a fascinating personality to say the least. He regarded anyone who disagreed with him about religion or politics as an enemy. The circuit-riding Methodist parson turned to the press to spread his harsh anti-Presbyterian, anti-Calvinist rhetoric, and to spread his fervently held views on the inferiority of

NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1865

• Dick Taylor surrenders
• Civil War ending events
• Abe Lincoln Murder trial

The front page has reports on the closing moments of the Civil War, including: "TAYLOR'S SURRENDER" "Gen. Canby's Official Announcement of the Fact" "The Surrender Made on the 4th of May" "Terms the Same as Those  Granted to Gen. Lee" "No Rebel Forces Now in Arms East of the Mississippi" and more.
Also on the front page: "The Assassination" "The Conspirators" "Proclamation by the President--Rebel

NEW YORK TIMES, May 14, 1865

• Jefferson Davis captured (1st report)
• Irwinville, Irwin County, Georgia

A very historic issue with larger column heads than typical: "GLORIOUS ! " "JEFF. DAVIS CAPTURED" "Official Announcement by Secretary Stanton" "Davis and His Family Surprised at Irwinsville" "The Fourth Michigan Cavalry are the Fortunate Boys" "They Surround the Arch Rebel at Daylight on Wednesday" "Nearly All of Davis' Personal Staff Captured" with more.
Nice to have in this venerable newspaper

UTICA MORNING HERALD, New York, May 4, 1865

• The hunt for Jefferson Davis
• Abraham Lincoln assassination

Among the reports on pages 2 and 3 are: "The Plot of the Assassins" "Matters In Richmond" "Proclamation By the President--Rewards Offered for Rebels--A Hundred Thousand for Jeff" "Flight of Jeff. Davis" "The Fugitives in South Carolina" "Stonemason in Close Pursuit" "Jeff. Only One Day Ahead" "The President's Remains" "The Funeral Cortege" and more.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed. This

NEW YORK TIMES, May 25, 1865   Among the front page column heads are: "REVIEW OF THE ARMIES" "The Second & Last Day of the Great Pageant" "Reception of the Armies of Tennessee and Georgia" "How the Heroes of the Greatest March on Record were Received" and more.
The back page has: "Davis In Fortress Monroe" "The Arch-Traitor and C.C. Clay Placed in Close Confinement" "Their Cells guarded by 20 Men & Two Officers" "Detailed Account of the Capture of Jeff. Davis".
Eight pages, very nice condition.

NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1865

• Andrew Johnson - amnesty proclamation
• Abraham Lincoln's assassination
• Trial of the conspirators - assassins

The front page features two notable Proclamations by President Johnson. The first grants amnesty to all persons who have directly or indirectly taken part in the rebellion, with the restoration of all rights of property except as to slaves, and except in cases where legal proceedings have been instituted for the confiscation of property.
The second is for

NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1865

• Last of the Confederate forces surrender
• Formal end of the American Civil War
• re. Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Trial of the conspirators - assassins

Among the front page column heads are: "PEACE AT LAST" "Surrender of Gen. Kirby Smith's entire force" "Final Official Act of Insurgent Authority" "The Great Rebellion Has Passed Away" "Their Land and Naval Forces Declared Disbanded" "The Stars & Stripes Again Dominant Over All the County" "All Military Prisoners During

NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln Murder - Trial of the conspirators
• Rebel president Jefferson Davis indictment for treason

Among the front page column heads are: "INDICTMENT OF DAVIS" "The Arch-Traitor to be Tried for Treason" "His Offence the Levying of War on Fort Stevens" "Davis to be Tried in the City of Washington" and: "TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "Sanders Heard to Say that Booth was Bossing the Job" "That Job was to Assassinate Lincoln On or Before Inauguration Day" "More About

NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln Murder - Trial of the conspirators
• re. Jefferson Davis capture - Woman's clothes dispute

The entire front page and over half of the back page are taken up with very detailed and verbatim accounts of those called to give testimony in the trial of the Lincoln assassins.
The front page first column heads include: "TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "Full Report of the Proceedings on Thursday" "Testimony to the Cruel Treatment of Our Prisoners in Richmond" "Major

NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1865

• Trial of the conspirators - assassins
• re. Abraham Lincoln's assassination
• Loads of testimony (questions/answers)

Among the front page column heads are: "THE TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "Testimony Taken in Secret Session Last Week" "Revelations Concerning the Origin of the Murder Plot" "It was Decided Upon Just After the Rebel Defeat at Gettysburg" "Booth's Visit to Canada & Intercourse with Sanders" "How Booth Urged S.K. Chester to Join Him in the Crime" "The

NEW YORK TIMES, May 6, 1865

• Southern rebels pardoned

Among the first column heads on the closing moments of the Civil War are: "AMNESTY & PARDON" "Gen. Halleck Offers Amnesty to the Southern People" "They May Take the Oath and Go Where they Please" "Officers Excepted from Amnesty May Apply for Pardon" "How Jeff Davis & His Cabinet were Received in North Carolina" and more.
Eight pages, minor binding indents at the blank spine, nice condition.

NEW YORK TIMES, May 4, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination - murder
• Pursuit of the conspirators - assassins

Among the front page first column heads are: "THE ASSASSINS" "Mr. Lincoln's Murder Planned by Leading Traitors" "Most of these Traitors Are Harbored in Canada" "Jefferson Davis is the Head of the Assassins" "One Hundred Thousand Dollars Reward for Davis" plus a front page "Proclamation" signed by President Andrew Johnson offering various rewards for those implicated in Lincoln's murder.

NEW YORK TIMES, May 2, 1865

• re. Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Closing events of the Civil War
• Jefferson Davis on the run

Among the front page column heads on the ending events of the Civil War: "DAWN OF PEACE" "Breaking Up of Sherman's Veteran Army" "The Army of Tennessee & the Army of Georgia to Go To Richmond" "Johnston's Army Deliver Their Effects at Greensboro" "The Assassination" "Jeff. Davis Escapes" "The Burial Place of President Lincoln" and more.
Eight pages, an older repair to the back

NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1865

• Dick Taylor surrenders
• Jefferson Davis on the run
• "Johnny Comes Marching Home"

Among the front page column heads on the events immediately following the Civil War are: "HOMEWARD  BOUND" "The Army of the Potomac in Richmond" "40,000 Heroes March Through that City" "FLIGHT OF JEFF. DAVIS" "He Was at Washington, Georgia, on the 4th" "Stoneman's Rough Riders Close Upon His Heels" "Jeff's Council of War Broken Up in a Hurry" "The Unhappy Rebel Heading for the Mississippi"

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 25, 1865

• When Johnny Comes Marching Home
• Civil War soldiers welcome home
• William T. Sherman's sea marchers

The top of the first column on the front page has a nice graphic of an eagle on the U.S. shield, plus: "REVIEW ! " "150,000 Veterans" "The Pageant On Wednesday" "The Armies of Tennessee and Georgia" "The Tattered Ensigns of the Republic" "The Boys who 'Marched Down to the Sea' ".
A nice front page account of a triumphant parade of returning Civil War soldiers.
Other

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, May 16, 1865

• President Jefferson Davis captured
• Irwinville, Irwin County, Georgia
• Very rare illustration w/ overcoat

An interesting graphic on the front page with a full-figure print of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, as captured dressed in woman's clothes. It is headed: "JEFF. DAVIS As 'The Stern Statesman'--Last Act".
In reality, upon his capture he was wearing a long overcoat which some mistook as a woman's dress, and of course the northern press would prefer

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 9, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Black mourning borders
• William T. Sherman returns

All columns on all pages area black-bordered due to the Lincoln assassination. The front page has: "SHERMAN" "His Army Homeward Bound" "The Quickest March on Record" "Scenes Along the Route" "Enthusiasm of the Colored People" and "Events Subsequent To The Surrender".
Page 5 has: "The Assassination" "The Trial to Commence Today" "The President's Proclamation Gone South" "The Flight of

STATE JOURNAL - EXTRA, Sunday, May 14, 1865

• Very rare miniature broadside
• Capture of Jefferson Davis
• President of the Confederacy

A terrific little broadside "Extra" with no mention of city or state of origin as was typical, given such releases were for local consumption only. The only hint that it may be from Michigan is in one of the headlines.
The three headlines announce: "HIGHLY IMPORTANT ! " "Capture of Jeff. Davis and His Staff" "Col. Pritchard, of Mich., His Captor". The report includes

NEW YORK HERALD, May 7, 1865

• Closing events on the Civil War
• Abraham Lincoln assassination plot

The front page has some nice column heads on the closing events of the Civil War including: "Danville" "Interesting Details of the March of the Sixth Corps to Danville, Va." "THE PLOT" "Flight of Sanders & Tucker from Montreal" "Canadian Views of the President's Proclamation" "SHERMAN" "Johnny Comes Marching Home" "The Troops En Route for Alexandria" and much more.
Eight pages, somewhat irregular at

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 2, 1865  Page 2 begins with an editorial starting with: "The surrender of Johnston's army shows unmistakably that the military power of the rebellion is broken..." with much more.
Also on page 2: "Mr. Lincoln's Sadness" which has some touching comments about Lincoln by an artist who painted him. Also: "Corbett the Avenger of Lincoln".
Four pages, small folio size, great condition.

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 19, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Trial of the conspirators - assassins

Page 2 begins with a nice editorial: "The Death of President Lincoln in the English Parliament".
Other notable reports within: "The Trial of the Conspirators" "Important; Evidence" "Davis Implicated" "President's Proclamation" regarding amnesty to those in the South; "Union Meeting in Raleigh" "Trial of the Conspirators" "Forest Killed" "Jeff. Davis' Route" and more
Four pages,

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 17, 1865

• Trial of the conspirators - assassins
• re. Abraham Lincoln's assassination

Page 2 begins with a nice editorial: "The Conspiracy Trial" which was just beginning in Washington.
Page 3 also has a full column headed: "The Assassination Trial" "Condensed Summary of the Evidence" "The Testimony Against Spangler, O'Laughlin and Mudd" "The Secret Evidence Made Public". Also: "Conspirators Respited" "Gov. Vance Arrested" "The Pirate Stonewall" and more.

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 9, 1865

• Dick Taylor surrenders
• Jefferson Davis on the run
• Union soldiers coming home

Inside has: "Literature of the Rebellion" "Sherman's Army At Richmond--Grand Review at Bull Run" "Surrender of Dick Taylor's Forces" "London Times on Lee's Surrender" "Evidence of Jeff. Davis' Complicity" and more.
Four pages, small folio size, very nice condition.

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 4, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln home town funeral
• Jefferson Davis accomplice to murder ?

Inside has: "Proclamation By the President" "Jeff Davis Accessory to the Murder" "Heavy Rewards" "One Hundred Thousand Dollars for Davis" "More Assassins Arrested" "Funeral Obsequies at Springfield, Illinois" "Capture of Macon Confirmed" and more.
Four pages, small folio size, very nice condition.

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 31, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Trial of the assassins - traitors

All of page 1 and most of page 2 are taken up with: "THE CONSPIRACY" "Trial Of The Accused" "Saturday's Proceedings Continued" with a great wealth of verbatim testimony.
Page 3 has various end-of-war reports.
Great to have this content in a newspaper from the nation's capital.
Four pages, large folio size, minor tears at the margins. Folder size noted is for the issue

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 30, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln - trial of the conspirators
• Rebels pardoned by Andrew Johnson

The front page features two notable Proclamations by President Johnson. The first grants amnesty to all persons who have directly or indirectly taken part in the rebellion, with the restoration of all rights of property except as to slaves, and except in cases where legal proceedings have been instituted for the confiscation of property.
The second is for

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 26, 1865

• Trial of the conspirators - assassins
• re. Abraham Lincoln's assassination

Part of page 1 and over half of page 2 are taken up with: "THE CONSPIRACY" "Trial Of The Accused" "The Proceedings On Yesterday" with a great wealth of verbatim testimony.
Also within: "Davis Reported To Be In Irons" "Davis's and Clay's Families Sent South" "Address of General Forrest - His Advice To His Soldiers" "Surrender of Guerrilla Chiefs Refused"

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 24, 1865

• Trial of the assassins - conspirators
• re. Capture of Jefferson Davis

Page 2 has: "Trial Of The Assassins" and page 3 includes: "From Fort Monroe" "Ending Of Jeff. Davis" "Davis's Family Sent South" "North Carolina--Capture of Rebel Official Documents" "Rebels Paying United States Taxes" and much more.
Great to have this content in a newspaper from the nation's capital.
Four pages, large folio size, some tears at the margins and a

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 23, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Trial of the assassins - traitors

Taking half of page 3 is: "THE CONSPIRACY" "Trial of the Accused" "The Proceedings of Yesterday" with a wealth of verbatim reporting.
The front page includes: "From the Southwest' "Report Murder of Kirby Smith" "From Georgia" "100,000 Bales of Cotton Captured" "The Negro Troops Attempt to Avenge the Fort Pillow Massacre" & more.
Great to have this content in a newspaper

NEW YORK HERALD, New York, May 28, 1865

• Kirby Smith Surrenders
• Formal end of Civil War
• Trial of the conspirators

Among the first column heads reporting on the trial of those who conspired to murder the President: "THE TRIAL" "Atzerott Prowling About for President Johnson" "Efforts to Impeach the Credibility of the Witnesses for the Prosecution" "Dr. Mudd's Connection With the Rebels" and "What His Negroes Say On The Subject"
Testimony on the trial takes the entire front page & a portion of the

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 5, 1865  Much on the Lincoln funeral with first column heads including: "Our Dead President" "The Obsequies At Springfield" "Last Honors to the Great Departed" "He Is Laid Gently to Rest" "Exercises At the Cemetery" "Scenes & Incidents". There are also some ftpg. items relating to the closing events of the Civil War plus more on both on inside pages, including: "The Booth Homestead".
All columns on all 8 pages black-bordered, very nice condition.

THE WORLD, New York, May 6, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination investigation

Among the front page column heads on the closing events of the Civil War are: "THE CONSPIRACY" "Another Letter from Beverly Tucker & Geo. Sanders" "Absolute Denial of any Knowledge of the Assassination" "Harold's Confession and the Other Testimony Sent to 
Europe" "The Preliminary Examination About Completed" "Another Strange Story About the Assassination" and more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 22, 1865

• Jefferson Davis captured in Woman's clothes

Among the front page column heads are: "JEFF. DAVIS" "His Arrival at Fortress Monroe" "Stephens, C.C. Clay, Reagan & Wheeler Accompany Him" "Quarters Prepared for the Party" "Incidents of the Capture" "Davis As A 'Mother' " "He Breaks Down in the Fort" "A House for Davis in Liverpool".
Also: "From Charleston" "Outpouring of the Colored Loyalists" "Chief-Justice Chase in the 'Cradle of Secession' " "Another Surrender"

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, May 6, 1865  An inside page has a print of: "Mr. Andrew Johnson, the New President of the United States" with a related article titled the same. The same page has a print: "The Assassination of President Lincoln: Meeting of Americans on Monday in St. James's Hall" with the next page having articles: "Meeting of Condolence on the Death of President Lincoln" and then: "Meeting of Americans In London".
Complete in 24 pages with the Supplement, very nice

NEW YORK HERALD, May 25, 1865

• When Johnny Comes Marching Home
• Civil War soldiers welcome home

The first column has a nice stack of column heads on a parade of returning soldiers headed: "THE REVIEW" "Sherman's Veterans on Parade" "The Conquerors of Georgia & South Carolina in Penna. Ave." "Sherman's 'Bummers' on Their Good Behavior & in Their Holiday Suits" "A Grateful Country's Welcome to Her Preservers" and more.
The back page has: "JEFF. DAVIS," which tells of his arrival and escort to

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 13, 1865  The front page has a nice print of: "Derrom's System  For Trestle Bridges" with a related article titled: "Improved System for Trestle Bridges" It begins: "The transit of streams in military operations is often one of the most embarrassing incidents of a campaign...During the whole of the present war & up to the ignominious flight of the rebel leaders from their capital, bridges he always been destroyed where practicable...".
The print shows a