Wilmington, North Carolina...
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December 31, 1864
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 31, 1864
* Wilmington, North Carolina
* Collapse of the Confederacy
Among the column herads on gthe Civil War: "WILMINGTON" "General Plan of Attack...Operations of the Fleet - Landing of the Troops..." "News From Sherman - Mails - The Powder Boat" "Gen. Stoneman's Recent Raid" "The Wilmington Failure" "From Gen. Thomas' Army" and more.
Eight pages, good condition.
Background: The December 31, 1864, edition of the New York Tribune stands as a profound historical time capsule, capturing the precise moment the Confederacy’s military collapse became inevitable. By chronicling the aftermath of the First Battle of Fort Fisher near Wilmington—where the Union's experimental "powder boat" detonation failed and General Benjamin Butler botched the initial amphibious troop landing—the paper documents the final, desperate struggle over the South's last open gateway to the outside world. Simultaneously, the headlines detailing "News from Sherman" and updates "From Gen. Thomas' Army" signal a triumphal turning point for the Union; General Sherman had just completed his devastating March to the Sea and presented Savannah as a Christmas gift to President Lincoln, while General George H. Thomas had recently shattered the Confederate Army of Tennessee at the Battle of Nashville. Coupled with reports of General Stoneman’s destructive raids on vital Confederate saltworks and lead mines in Virginia, this single eight-page issue masterfully juxtaposes temporary Union setbacks with the overwhelming, multi-front pincers that would ultimately force a Confederate surrender just four months later.
* Wilmington, North Carolina
* Collapse of the Confederacy
Among the column herads on gthe Civil War: "WILMINGTON" "General Plan of Attack...Operations of the Fleet - Landing of the Troops..." "News From Sherman - Mails - The Powder Boat" "Gen. Stoneman's Recent Raid" "The Wilmington Failure" "From Gen. Thomas' Army" and more.
Eight pages, good condition.
Background: The December 31, 1864, edition of the New York Tribune stands as a profound historical time capsule, capturing the precise moment the Confederacy’s military collapse became inevitable. By chronicling the aftermath of the First Battle of Fort Fisher near Wilmington—where the Union's experimental "powder boat" detonation failed and General Benjamin Butler botched the initial amphibious troop landing—the paper documents the final, desperate struggle over the South's last open gateway to the outside world. Simultaneously, the headlines detailing "News from Sherman" and updates "From Gen. Thomas' Army" signal a triumphal turning point for the Union; General Sherman had just completed his devastating March to the Sea and presented Savannah as a Christmas gift to President Lincoln, while General George H. Thomas had recently shattered the Confederate Army of Tennessee at the Battle of Nashville. Coupled with reports of General Stoneman’s destructive raids on vital Confederate saltworks and lead mines in Virginia, this single eight-page issue masterfully juxtaposes temporary Union setbacks with the overwhelming, multi-front pincers that would ultimately force a Confederate surrender just four months later.
Category: Yankee
