NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 12, 1862  

* Robert E. Lee Maryland manifesto
* Sugarloaf Mountain
* Hagerstown MD
* Maysville KY Kentucky

The front page has one column heads on the Civil War including: "The War In Maryland" "Union Forces In Possession of Sugar Loaf Mountain" "Manifesto of General Lee to the People of Maryland" which has the lengthy text signed by him in type: R. E. Lee; "The Rebels in Possession of Hagerstown" "Entire Rebel Army En Route for the Cumberland Valley" "Vigorous Preparations for the Defence of Pennsylvania" "Important From Kentucky" "Rebels Within Two Miles of the Union Lines" and more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

background: This edition of the New York Herald serves as a frantic "snapshot" of the Union at its most vulnerable, published as Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of the North reached its crescendo. The "Manifesto" mentioned is a key historical document where Lee attempted to present himself as a liberator rather than an invader, hoping to spark a pro-Southern uprising in the border state of Maryland. The reference to Sugar Loaf Mountain is particularly significant, as the Union’s capture of that high-ground observation point allowed them to monitor Confederate signal fires and troop movements, effectively stripping Lee of his tactical secrecy. Furthermore, the simultaneous alarm in Kentucky and the Cumberland Valley illustrates the "dual-front" crisis of late 1862, a period when the Confederacy held the strategic initiative and the Union’s fate seemed to hang on whether George McClellan’s army could intercept Lee before he reached the vital rail hubs of Pennsylvania.