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President of the Confederacy has died?



Item # 691055

September 06, 1861

NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 6, 1861  The front page first column has some nice heads: "THE REBELLION" "Confirmation of the Reported Death of Jefferson Davis" (obviously wrong); "The Flags of the Rebels Flying at Half-Staff" "Intense Excitement at Washington" "A General Engagement of the Hostile Armies Expected" "A Great Battle Probable To-Day" "The Union Army Prepared for the Conflict" "North Carolina Troops Withdrawn from Virginia" "Tennessee Rebel Troops at Hickman, Kentucky" and more.
The last column also has: "The Death of Jefferson Davis" "Additional Confirmatory Despatches--The Rebel Flags at Half-mast Throughout the South".
Eight pages, staining at the blank spine margin, foxing & light soiling at margins & folds.

Item from Catalog 350 (released for January, 2025)

Category: Yankee