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Gunboat USS Cairo sunk by torpedoes...



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December 25, 1862

NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 25, 1862  The front page includes column heads: "The Blockade Run at Charleston by a Very Large Steamer" "Rebel Troops to be Clothed Like National Troops" & more.
Page 2 carries a lengthy report  "The War in the Southwest: The Destruction of the Gunboat Cairo by a Torpedo in the Yazoo River - How the Machine was Arranged - A Large Number of Torpedoes Removed - The Way Cleared for Gen. Sherman's Expedition". 
Eight pages, great condition.

Category: Yankee