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Civil War news from the Confederate capital...

Item # 694395
May 12, 1864
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 12, 1864  

* From the capital of the Confederacy
* General Robert E. Lee letter signed
* Battle of Spotsylvania Court House


Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Contrabands--Their Sad Fate" 'The Quartermaster General" "A Description of Richmond" "Yankee Cavalry" "Price's Victory" "The Combined Movement on Richmond--The Enemy on the Southwide--Fight at Chester--The Great Cavalry Raid" and more.
Back page reports include: "The Movements on Richmond--Dispatch From Gen. Lee--The Enemy Reported to be Falling Back..." which includes a letter to the Secretary of War signed in type: R. E. Lee.
Additional war reports on the back page as well.
Complete as a single sheet issue, very nice condition.