1864 Civil War - Franklin TN.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated December 2, 1864.

* Battle of Franklin TN Tennessee -   General George Henry Thomas - General Hood - Williamk T. Sherman in Georgia and more 

* Original Civil War era complete issue on cotton & rag paper  

* The War Against Slavery, Abraham Lincoln's War, the 2nd War For Independence

This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following headlines: "TENNESSEE" "A Severe Battle at Franklin, Tenn." "HOOD DEFEATED BY THOMAS" "The Rebels Desperately Assault Our Works" "They are Repulsed with Fearful Carnage" "GEORGIA" "Later From Gen. Sherman" "A Probable Movement on Savannah" and much more. SEE PHOTOS. A nice piece of history from this famous newspaper.

 

source: wikipedia: The Second Battle of Franklin (more popularly known simply as The Battle of Franklin) was fought at Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. It was one of the worst disasters of the war for the Confederate States Army. Although the UnionArmy of the Ohio, commanded by Maj. Gen.John M. Schofield, left the field after the battle, the Confederate Army suffered devastating losses in its unsuccessful frontal assaults against the Union defenders, sometimes called the "Pickett's Charge of the West." A further loss at the subsequent Battle of Nashville in December marked the end of Confederate Lt. Gen.John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee as a fighting force.