Battle of Seven Pines... Fair Oaks...
Item # 709961
June 02, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 2, 1862
* Battle of Seven Pines - Fair Oaks w/ map
The feature of this issue is the nice front page map headed: "THE BATTLE BEFORE RICHMOND" which shows the vicinity.
Also many front page one column Civil War heads including: "Great Battle on the Chickahominy" "Our Advance Attacked By the Rebels" "The Enemy Repulsed Everywhere" "Front Royal Recaptured" "The Enemy Driven Out With Loss" "The Evacuation of Corinth" "The Rebels Get Away Everything" "The Evacuation Going on a Fortnight" and more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.
Background: The June 2, 1862, issue of the New York Tribune serves as a primary source "time capsule" for one of the most volatile weeks of the American Civil War, specifically documenting the transition from Union optimism to a grueling war of attrition. At the heart of this significance is the Battle of Seven Pines (or Fair Oaks), where the Union’s Advance on Richmond was checked along the Chickahominy River. While the headlines boast of a rebel repulse, the deeper historical weight lies in the wounding of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston during this fight, which led to Robert E. Lee assuming command—an event that fundamentally altered the war's trajectory by shifting the South toward an aggressive, tactical brilliance that would frustrate the North for years. Simultaneously, the paper captures the strategic "shell game" occurring in the Western Theater with the Evacuation of Corinth; the Union’s capture of this vital rail hub was a victory, but as the Tribune notes, the Confederates’ ability to slip away with their army intact meant the war in the West was far from over. Combined with reports of Stonewall Jackson’s disruptive maneuvers in the Shenandoah Valley at Front Royal, this single issue encapsulates the exact moment the war transformed from a series of isolated skirmishes into a continental, multi-front struggle for survival.
* Battle of Seven Pines - Fair Oaks w/ map
The feature of this issue is the nice front page map headed: "THE BATTLE BEFORE RICHMOND" which shows the vicinity.
Also many front page one column Civil War heads including: "Great Battle on the Chickahominy" "Our Advance Attacked By the Rebels" "The Enemy Repulsed Everywhere" "Front Royal Recaptured" "The Enemy Driven Out With Loss" "The Evacuation of Corinth" "The Rebels Get Away Everything" "The Evacuation Going on a Fortnight" and more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.
Background: The June 2, 1862, issue of the New York Tribune serves as a primary source "time capsule" for one of the most volatile weeks of the American Civil War, specifically documenting the transition from Union optimism to a grueling war of attrition. At the heart of this significance is the Battle of Seven Pines (or Fair Oaks), where the Union’s Advance on Richmond was checked along the Chickahominy River. While the headlines boast of a rebel repulse, the deeper historical weight lies in the wounding of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston during this fight, which led to Robert E. Lee assuming command—an event that fundamentally altered the war's trajectory by shifting the South toward an aggressive, tactical brilliance that would frustrate the North for years. Simultaneously, the paper captures the strategic "shell game" occurring in the Western Theater with the Evacuation of Corinth; the Union’s capture of this vital rail hub was a victory, but as the Tribune notes, the Confederates’ ability to slip away with their army intact meant the war in the West was far from over. Combined with reports of Stonewall Jackson’s disruptive maneuvers in the Shenandoah Valley at Front Royal, this single issue encapsulates the exact moment the war transformed from a series of isolated skirmishes into a continental, multi-front struggle for survival.
Category: Yankee
