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Confederate newspaper from Grenada, Mississippi... John H. Morgan...
Confederate newspaper from Grenada, Mississippi... John H. Morgan...
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October 25, 1862
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Grenada, Mississippi, October 25, 1862
* Confederate newspaper printed in six cities
If the title and city of publication seem to disagree, they do not. This newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War. Memphis was a Confederate stronghold up through the Battle of Memphis on June 6, 1862, at which time the Yankees moved in and it became a Yankee city. Being a strong voice for the Confederacy, the "Memphis Appeal" newspaper would not continue under Yankee control. As Wikipedia notes: "...On June 6, 1862, the presses and plates were loaded into a boxcar and moved to Grenada, Mississippi, where it published for some time. The Appeal later journeyed to Jackson, Mississippi, Meridian, Mississippi, Atlanta, Georgia, and finally Montgomery, Alabama, where the plates were destroyed on April 6, 1865, only days before the Confederate surrender, halting publication of what had been one of the major papers serving the Southern cause." So this one newspaper published in six different Confederate cities during the Civil War.
Among the front page reports are those headed: "Details of the Recent Battle in Kentucky" "Instances of Heroism--The Battlefield--Our Losses" "The President and his Body Guard" "The Indian Massacres" "The Washington "Contrabands--What Will be Done With them This Winter?" "Another Naval Expedition" "The Treasury Department" and other items.
The back page has reports headed: "Mobile" "Death of Memphians" "Thanks to the Ladies of Panola County" "New Currency Regulations" "The Situation in Kentucky" "Late From the North--Emancipation in England" "Battle of Pocotaligo" "A Word For Texas" "the Growing Reaction in East Tennessee" "Sanitary Complaints" "Draft of Negroes for Military Service" "Important to the Missouri Troops" and more.
Complete as a single sheet newspaper of folio size, much Civil War reporting plus advertisements as well. Evenly toned, one tiny worm hole affects 2 words, nice condition.
A rare opportunity for a Confederate newspaper printed in Grenada, Mississippi, some 90 miles south of Memphis, its second city of publication during the Civil War.
Category: Confederate
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