NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 7, 1862 

* CSS Manassas ironclad ship

War reports are found on pages 4 & 5 with column heads including: "The War For The Union" 'The Abolition of Slavery in the District" "The Confiscation Bill" "The Rebel Blockade Run" "The Latest About the Merrimac" "Rebel Force on the Peninsula" "The Advance Upon Yorktown" and much more.
Page 6 has a print of: "Hollins's Gunboat the 'Manassas' or 'Turtle' " with very descriptive text. This was the first ironclad built for the Confederacy. More war reporting on the back page as well.
Also present on page to is an interesting illustrated ad for P.T. Barnum's American Museum.
Eight pages, some printing creases on the back page, nice condition.

Background: The historical significance of the CSS Manassas lies in her role as a disruptive catalyst that permanently altered the trajectory of naval warfare. As the first ironclad vessel to see active combat in American history, her deployment at the Head of Passes shattered the centuries-long tactical dominance of wooden warships and validated the terrifying potential of armored steam rams. Although her career was brief and plagued by mechanical limitations, her initial psychological impact on the Union Navy was profound, sparking a frantic naval arms race and forcing federal planners to accelerate their own ironclad programs (such as the USS Monitor). Furthermore, her aggressive actions during the defense of New Orleans demonstrated that even a single, hastily converted civilian vessel could inflict severe damage on capital ships, fundamentally changing how naval strategists viewed coastal defense, harbor penetration, and the future of ship-to-ship engagement.