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January 18, 1863
THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, January 18, 1863
* Battle of Arkansas Post
* Chattanooga, Tennessee
* Chickasaw Bayou Mississippi
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration.
The front page has a nice map titled: "THE VICTORY ON THE ARKANSAS"
Also another map on page 2: "THE BATTLE OF CHICKASAW BAYOU"
Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "THE CAPTURE OF ARKANSAS BAYOU" "Seven Thousand Rebels Taken Prisoners" "Sketch of Arkansas Post" "Important From Tennessee" "THE BATTLE OF CHICKASAW BAYOU" "GENERAL STEELE IN THE SWAMPS" "Our Forces Repulsed" "General Sherman Orders an Evacuation" and more.
Complete in eight pages. This issue is not fragile as newsprint from this era was made of cotton and linen rags, allowing them to remain very pliable and easy to handle. Minor staining, otherwise in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: Union boats began landing troops near Arkansas Post in the evening of January 9 and the troops started up river towards Fort Hindman. Sherman's corps overran Confederate trenches, and the enemy retreated to the protection of the fort and adjacent rifle-pits. Flag Officer David D. Porter, on January 10, moved his fleet towards Fort Hindman and bombarded it, withdrawing at dusk. Union artillery fired on the fort from positions across the river on January 11, effectively silencing most of the Confederate guns in the fort, and the infantry moved into position for an attack. Union ironclads commenced shelling the fort and Porter's fleet passed it to cut off any retreat. As a result of this envelopment, and the attack by McClernand's troops, the Confederate command surrendered in the afternoon, despite orders to Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Churchill that he must defend the fort at all costs.
The results of the battle were 6,547 total casualties: Union forces suffered 1,047, with 134 killed; Confederate about 5,500, almost all by surrender. Although Union losses were high and the victory did not contribute to the capture of Vicksburg, it did eliminate one more impediment to Union shipping on the Mississippi. Grant was furious at McClernand's diversion from his overall campaign strategy, ordered him back to the Mississippi, disbanded the Army of the Mississippi, and assumed personal command of the Vicksburg Campaign.
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