Two front page Civil War maps...
Item # 709960
May 12, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 12, 1862
* Battle of Eltham's Landing
* Surrender of Norfolk, Virgina
* Two ftpg. Civil War maps
The front page is dominated by not one but two Civil War maps, the larger titled: "The Seat Of War In Eastern Virginia" and the smaller: "Norfolk And Vicinity".
There are many one column heads as well including: "Important From the South-West" "More Glorious News" "Surrender of Norfolk" "The City & Navy Yard in Our Possession" "Portsmouth Also Captured" "Destruction Of The Merrimac" "Victory on the Mississippi" and more.
Twelve pages, never trimmed margins, very light damp staining, nice condition.
Background: The events reported in the May 12, 1862, edition of the New York Tribune represent a critical strategic turning point in the American Civil War, marking the collapse of Confederate naval dominance in the Tidewater region and a surge in Union momentum across multiple theaters. The surrender of Norfolk and Portsmouth, triggered by the Union's successful amphibious landing at Ocean View, deprived the Confederacy of its most sophisticated naval yard and forced the self-destruction of the CSS Virginia (the Merrimac). This ironclad’s demise was a massive psychological and military victory for the North, as it removed the primary threat to the Union’s wooden fleet and cleared the James River for Major General George B. McClellan’s waterborne advance toward Richmond during the Peninsula Campaign. Simultaneously, the "Victory on the Mississippi" referenced the Union’s tightening grip on the Western rivers following the fall of New Orleans and the Battle of Plum Point Bend, signaling the beginning of the "anaconda" strategy’s success in bisecting the South. Collectively, these victories provided the Lincoln administration with a vital boost in public morale and shifted the war’s focus from coastal defense to a direct, multi-pronged offensive against the Confederate heartland.
* Battle of Eltham's Landing
* Surrender of Norfolk, Virgina
* Two ftpg. Civil War maps
The front page is dominated by not one but two Civil War maps, the larger titled: "The Seat Of War In Eastern Virginia" and the smaller: "Norfolk And Vicinity".
There are many one column heads as well including: "Important From the South-West" "More Glorious News" "Surrender of Norfolk" "The City & Navy Yard in Our Possession" "Portsmouth Also Captured" "Destruction Of The Merrimac" "Victory on the Mississippi" and more.
Twelve pages, never trimmed margins, very light damp staining, nice condition.
Background: The events reported in the May 12, 1862, edition of the New York Tribune represent a critical strategic turning point in the American Civil War, marking the collapse of Confederate naval dominance in the Tidewater region and a surge in Union momentum across multiple theaters. The surrender of Norfolk and Portsmouth, triggered by the Union's successful amphibious landing at Ocean View, deprived the Confederacy of its most sophisticated naval yard and forced the self-destruction of the CSS Virginia (the Merrimac). This ironclad’s demise was a massive psychological and military victory for the North, as it removed the primary threat to the Union’s wooden fleet and cleared the James River for Major General George B. McClellan’s waterborne advance toward Richmond during the Peninsula Campaign. Simultaneously, the "Victory on the Mississippi" referenced the Union’s tightening grip on the Western rivers following the fall of New Orleans and the Battle of Plum Point Bend, signaling the beginning of the "anaconda" strategy’s success in bisecting the South. Collectively, these victories provided the Lincoln administration with a vital boost in public morale and shifted the war’s focus from coastal defense to a direct, multi-pronged offensive against the Confederate heartland.
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