A "copperhead" newspaper... General Grant, General Sherman...
THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 8, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "General Grant's Dept." "Longstreet Certainly Retreating Toward Virginia" "The Siege of Knoxville Raised Dec. 4" "Gens. Sherman and Foster Pursuing Along the Holston River" "The Enemy Advancing on Maysfield, Ky." "The Siege of Charleston" & more.
The front page also has: "Executive Recommendation to Thankstgiving" which is a document signed by: A. Lincoln, for Yankee successes in East Tennessee..
Founded in 1860, The World initially supported the Union but later became a sharp critic of President Lincoln, especially after emancipation became a central war aim. The paper represented the views of anti-war Democrats known as “Copperheads”.
Eight pages, nice condition.
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