Preparing for the Civil War... The Pony Express...
NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1861
- Pre Civil War tensions
- Pony Express
The front page includes: "Mr. Douglas Mounts a High Horse & Descends Again" "The Proposed Inquiry Relative to the Southern Forts" "The Office-Seekers and the Appointments" and more. Page 5 has: "Later From the Pacific" "Arrival of the Overland Express..." with a dateline of Fort Kearney & the report beginning: "The California Pony Express passed this place at 4 p.m. bringing the following summary of news...".
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