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Confederacy's first iron-clad ship... Interesting P.T. Barnum ad...

Item # 726613
April 07, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 7, 1862 

* CSS Manassas ironclad ship
* Interesting ad for P.T. Barnum's American Museum

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.
 

Item from our most recent catalog - #366 - released for May, 2026

(Added to the May, 2026 Catalog (#366) after its initial release - only available on-line.)