Sherman's march through the South...

Item # 682971

February 16, 1865

THE WORLD, New York, Feb. 18, 1865

* General William T. Sherman
* Victory march in the Carolinas
* Columbia, South Carolina & more

Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald.
Among the front page first column heads on the Civil War: "SOUTH CAROLINA" "Sherman Checked & Beauregard Wounded" "A Great Battle Imminent" "A Desperate Struggle to be Made at Columbia" "Beauregard's Retreat Confirmed" "THE SOUTH" "Proceedings of the Rebel Congress--Southern Views of Mr. Lincoln's Course in the Peace Conference..." "NORTH CAROLINA" "Our Forces Probably Now Investing Wilmington" and much more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

AI notes: From February 15–17, 1865, General Sherman’s Union army advanced through South Carolina toward Columbia during his Carolinas Campaign. Facing minimal Confederate resistance, Sherman’s troops entered Columbia on February 17. Fires—likely started by retreating Confederates, Union troops, and accidental causes—devastated much of the city. The fall of Columbia marked a significant psychological and strategic blow to the Confederacy.