A "copperhead" newspaper... Civil War reports from Arkansas...
THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 22, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "News From Arkansas" "Rebel Attack & Repulse at Port Gibson" "Expected Assault on Little Rock" "Reported Death of Longstreet and Surrender of his Forces" (untrue; he died in 1904); "Battle at Bean's Station" and more.
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”.
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