Existed for just eleven issues during the Fair...
THE KNAPSACK, Philadelphia, Oct. 26, 1865
- Rare fair publication
- Civil War reconstruction
This was a daily newspaper that existed for just eleven issues, beginning October 24 and ending November 4. This was the journal for the Soldiers & Sailors Home Fair, one of several events held throughout & following the Civil War, this event to raise funds for the Soldiers & Sailors Home.
Eight pages, 9 3/4 by 12 inches, never bound nor trimmed, very nice condition.
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