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January 23, 1863

THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Jackson, Mississippi, January 23, 1863 

* Very Rare Confederate title from the "traveling" newspaper
* Memphis newspaper printed in Jackson, Mississippi


This newspaper had fascinating history as it was chased around the South. Note that this "Memphis" newspaper was published in Jackson, Mississippi. See the information below concerning its history.
The front page has an interesting tit-for-tat (speculated) concerning the Emancipation Proclamation beginning with Lincoln's noting: "...do declare all negroes within the United States henceforth emancipated and free.", followed by "Davis' response: "...do hereby declare that all negro slaves emancipated by the Proclamation of A. Lincoln are hereby returned to slavery." with two more responses. (small worm hole here affects 2 words)
Also on the front page: "The Crisis of the American War" taking 2 columns; "Affairs in New York--the Battle of Murfreesboro a Disaster--An Honest View" "The Kinston Battle" and more, including 3 General Orders.
War reports on the back page as well including: "Letter From Vicksburg" "A Successful Warfare" "The Enemy at Vicksburg" "Brilliant Success on the Cumberland River" & much more.
Complete as a single sheet newspaper, a very wide right margin, great condition.

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. The "Memphis Daily Appeal", dedicated to the Southern cause rallying both civilians & soldiers, it was the most important newspaper of the region, soon famously known as the "Moving Appeal."
On June 6, 1862, the presses and plates were loaded into a boxcar and moved to Grenada, Mississippi, where it stayed for a few months, until approaching Federal troops threatened again, forcing a move in November 1862 to Jackson, Mississippi, where it published until May 1863, when Federal troops again arrived. By this time, the Appeal had gained notoriety among Union forces as a rebel sympathizer while it remained on the run. The next stop was Meridian, Mississippi, from where, one issue and two days later, the wandering journalists moved on to Mobile, Alabama, then to Montgomery, and ultimately to Atlanta, the economic heart of the Confederacy. Publication from Atlanta began in June 1863 and continued through July 1864, when it returned to Montgomery, where it published from September 1864 to April 1865. Its final move was to Columbus, Georgia, where Federal forces finally caught up with it. It resumed publication following the war in Memphis on November 5, 1865. During just a four year period this newspaper published in nine different cities. (credit: Tennessee State Library & Archives)

Category: Confederate