Large map of the Richmond vicinity...
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June 03, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, June 3, 1862 The front page has a nice Civil War map headed: "SCENE OF THE GREAT BATTLE BEFORE RICHMOND" which makes it very displayable.
Also many first column heads including: "The Great Battle" "The Attack on Gen. Casey's Position" "The Temporary Disaster There..." "Gallant Bayonet Charge" "The Rebels Driven Back Like Sheep" "Desperate Nature of the Fighting" and more (see). More war reporting on the inside & back pages.
Eight pages, nice condition.
Background: The Battle of Seven Pines, fought from May 31 to June 1, 1862, stands as a pivotal turning point in the American Civil War because it fundamentally altered the leadership and trajectory of the Confederate cause. Occurring just six miles outside Richmond during General George B. McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign, the engagement began with a massive but poorly coordinated Confederate assault on General Silas Casey’s isolated Union division. While the initial "disaster" saw Union lines shattered and camps captured, the arrival of Federal reinforcements across the rain-swollen Chickahominy River stabilized the front and eventually drove the Southern forces back. The tactical result was a bloody draw, yet its strategic impact was profound: Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston was seriously wounded in the fighting, resulting in Robert E. Lee assuming command of the Army of Northern Virginia. Lee’s subsequent aggressive reorganization would soon end the threat to Richmond, prolonging the war for three more years and shifting the conflict from a struggle over territory to a grueling war of attrition.
Also many first column heads including: "The Great Battle" "The Attack on Gen. Casey's Position" "The Temporary Disaster There..." "Gallant Bayonet Charge" "The Rebels Driven Back Like Sheep" "Desperate Nature of the Fighting" and more (see). More war reporting on the inside & back pages.
Eight pages, nice condition.
Background: The Battle of Seven Pines, fought from May 31 to June 1, 1862, stands as a pivotal turning point in the American Civil War because it fundamentally altered the leadership and trajectory of the Confederate cause. Occurring just six miles outside Richmond during General George B. McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign, the engagement began with a massive but poorly coordinated Confederate assault on General Silas Casey’s isolated Union division. While the initial "disaster" saw Union lines shattered and camps captured, the arrival of Federal reinforcements across the rain-swollen Chickahominy River stabilized the front and eventually drove the Southern forces back. The tactical result was a bloody draw, yet its strategic impact was profound: Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston was seriously wounded in the fighting, resulting in Robert E. Lee assuming command of the Army of Northern Virginia. Lee’s subsequent aggressive reorganization would soon end the threat to Richmond, prolonging the war for three more years and shifting the conflict from a struggle over territory to a grueling war of attrition.
Category: Yankee
