Map of war operations from Richmond to Wilmington...
Item # 709937
March 27, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, March 27, 1865
* Final days of the Civil War
* Battle of Fort Stedman
* William T. Sherman
The front page features a detailed Civil War map titled: "'THE MILITARY COMBINATIONS. - Scene of Grant's, Sherman's, Schofield's and Terry's Operations---The Encircling Columns".
Among the front page column heads are: "SHERMAN - Goldsboro Occupied on the 21st Inst" "GRANT - Advance on the National Lines on the Left" "Lee's Losses on Saturday Over 6,000" "Engagement at Mount Olive, N.C." "The Enemy Defeated & Driven Into Raleigh" "Sherman Enters Smithfield in Triumph" & so much more.
Eight pages, good condition.
Background: Witness a high-definition snapshot of the Confederacy’s collapse with this museum-grade March 27, 1865, edition of the New York Herald. This isn't just a newspaper; it is a tactical blueprint of the Union victory, dominated by a stunning, rare front-page map titled "The Military Combinations," which visually diagrams the relentless "Encircling Columns" of Grant and Sherman as they constricted Lee’s escaping routes. The bold, triumphant headlines scream with the kinetic energy of the war’s final fortnight, detailing Sherman’s "triumph" in Smithfield, the bloody failure of Lee’s desperate breakout at Fort Stedman with losses exceeding 6,000 men, and the inevitable Union surge toward Raleigh. In remarkably crisp condition, this eight-page relic captures the raw, thundering momentum of a nation being reborn, offering a visceral, "you-are-there" perspective of the exact moment the American Civil War reached its crescendo.
* Final days of the Civil War
* Battle of Fort Stedman
* William T. Sherman
The front page features a detailed Civil War map titled: "'THE MILITARY COMBINATIONS. - Scene of Grant's, Sherman's, Schofield's and Terry's Operations---The Encircling Columns".
Among the front page column heads are: "SHERMAN - Goldsboro Occupied on the 21st Inst" "GRANT - Advance on the National Lines on the Left" "Lee's Losses on Saturday Over 6,000" "Engagement at Mount Olive, N.C." "The Enemy Defeated & Driven Into Raleigh" "Sherman Enters Smithfield in Triumph" & so much more.
Eight pages, good condition.
Background: Witness a high-definition snapshot of the Confederacy’s collapse with this museum-grade March 27, 1865, edition of the New York Herald. This isn't just a newspaper; it is a tactical blueprint of the Union victory, dominated by a stunning, rare front-page map titled "The Military Combinations," which visually diagrams the relentless "Encircling Columns" of Grant and Sherman as they constricted Lee’s escaping routes. The bold, triumphant headlines scream with the kinetic energy of the war’s final fortnight, detailing Sherman’s "triumph" in Smithfield, the bloody failure of Lee’s desperate breakout at Fort Stedman with losses exceeding 6,000 men, and the inevitable Union surge toward Raleigh. In remarkably crisp condition, this eight-page relic captures the raw, thundering momentum of a nation being reborn, offering a visceral, "you-are-there" perspective of the exact moment the American Civil War reached its crescendo.
Category: Yankee
