Regarding the surrender of Harper's Ferry...
Item # 710595
September 17, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 17, 1862
* Maryland Campaign
* Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
* Battle of Munfordville, Kentucky
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The War For The Union" "The Invasion of Maryland" "The Surrender of Harper's Ferry" "5,000 Prisoners Made by the Rebels" "A Tremendous Battle Yesterday" "The Whole Rebel Army Engaged" "Another Great Victory" "Reported Stampede of the Rebels Out of Maryland" "Great Battle in Kentucky" "Bragg With a Large Force Engaged" and more.
Page 7 has heads concerning the events just before the battle of Antietam, with: "The Invasion of Maryland" "Two Important Battles" "The Union Arms Victorious" "Death of General Reno" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.
Background: Published on the very morning of September 17, 1862, this edition of the New York Tribune serves as a profound, real-time chronicle of the absolute nadir of the Union's fortunes during the Maryland Campaign, capturing a chaotic convergence of military disasters and premature optimism just hours before the war's trajectory fundamentally shifted. The headlines breathlessly report the catastrophic surrender of Harper’s Ferry on September 15—where Stonewall Jackson captured over 12,000 Union troops in the largest surrender of U.S. forces until World War II—alongside the mortal wounding of Union Major General Jesse Reno at the Battle of South Mountain, and Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s simultaneous, deeply threatening invasion of Kentucky. Yet, the true historical significance of this specific newspaper lies in its staggering dramatic irony: while readers on the home front perused these columns for news of "Another Great Victory" and a "Reported Stampede" based on the previous days' skirmishes, the Union and Confederate armies were at that exact moment colliding along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland. By the time this paper was discarded that evening, the Battle of Antietam had concluded as the bloodiest single day in American military history with over 22,000 casualties. The tactical draw ultimately forced Robert E. Lee's retreat, providing President Abraham Lincoln with the crucial political leverage needed to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation just five days later, thereby transforming the Civil War from a mere struggle for preservation into a revolutionary crusade for human freedom.
* Maryland Campaign
* Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
* Battle of Munfordville, Kentucky
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The War For The Union" "The Invasion of Maryland" "The Surrender of Harper's Ferry" "5,000 Prisoners Made by the Rebels" "A Tremendous Battle Yesterday" "The Whole Rebel Army Engaged" "Another Great Victory" "Reported Stampede of the Rebels Out of Maryland" "Great Battle in Kentucky" "Bragg With a Large Force Engaged" and more.
Page 7 has heads concerning the events just before the battle of Antietam, with: "The Invasion of Maryland" "Two Important Battles" "The Union Arms Victorious" "Death of General Reno" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.
Background: Published on the very morning of September 17, 1862, this edition of the New York Tribune serves as a profound, real-time chronicle of the absolute nadir of the Union's fortunes during the Maryland Campaign, capturing a chaotic convergence of military disasters and premature optimism just hours before the war's trajectory fundamentally shifted. The headlines breathlessly report the catastrophic surrender of Harper’s Ferry on September 15—where Stonewall Jackson captured over 12,000 Union troops in the largest surrender of U.S. forces until World War II—alongside the mortal wounding of Union Major General Jesse Reno at the Battle of South Mountain, and Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s simultaneous, deeply threatening invasion of Kentucky. Yet, the true historical significance of this specific newspaper lies in its staggering dramatic irony: while readers on the home front perused these columns for news of "Another Great Victory" and a "Reported Stampede" based on the previous days' skirmishes, the Union and Confederate armies were at that exact moment colliding along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland. By the time this paper was discarded that evening, the Battle of Antietam had concluded as the bloodiest single day in American military history with over 22,000 casualties. The tactical draw ultimately forced Robert E. Lee's retreat, providing President Abraham Lincoln with the crucial political leverage needed to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation just five days later, thereby transforming the Civil War from a mere struggle for preservation into a revolutionary crusade for human freedom.
Category: Yankee
