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A report of the death of Jefferson Davis...
A report of the death of Jefferson Davis...
Item # 631874
September 04, 1861
DAVENPORT DAILY GAZETTE, Iowa, Sept. 4, 1861
* Uncommon Civil War publication
* False report on Jefferson Davis' death
The front page has: "The War News" "Reported Death of Jeff. Davis" with the report noting: "A dispatch has been received to-day from Richmond via Louisville, announcing THE DEATH OF JEFF. DAVIS. This accounts for the display of flags at half-mast from the rebel ramparts to-day, Monday."
Other war-related reports. Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, great condition.
Category: Yankee