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Terrific reporting on the Battle of Bull Run...



Item # 688168

July 23, 1861

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 23, 1861  

* Battle of Bull Run # 1
* Manassas VA Virginia
* 1st major battle of the Civil War
* Confederate victory


Page 4 has some nice column heads on the battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the Civil War, including: "THE GREAT BATTLE" "Incidents of Heroism" "The Battle Decisively Won" "The Enemy Attempt to Pursue" "Praiseworthy Conduct of the Eight" and more.
The text of the battle takes 2 columns on pg. 4 and almost the entirety of pg. 5, with some subheads including: "Secession Account of the Battle" " Rebel Account of Bull's Run Fight" "Extravagant Tales" "Another Account of the Retreat" and more. Plus pg. 6 has heads: "The War For The Union" "National Disaster At Bull's Run" "The Conflict & the First Success" with the text taking the entire page. And more reporting on page 7 as well! 
A wealth of great reading on this famous battle. 
Eight pages, nice condition.

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