A Memphis newspaper from Jackson...

Item # 683048

February 20, 1863

THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Jackson, Mississippi, February 20, 1863 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: "The Battle of Fredericksburg" with terrific detail, taking nearly 3 columns with many subheads; "The Confederate Congress" "The Feeling in the Army of the Potomac--The Soldiers Disgusted--Their Grievances Related" and more.
The back page has war content as well including: "A Federal Gunboat Captured!" "Gallant Affair on Red River!" "The Situation in Arkansas" "The 37th Tennessee Regiment" and more.
Complete as a large single sheet issue, evenly toned with some foxing near the right margin, a few archival margin mends, good 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)