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Last state-of-the-union address of the Civil War...
Last state-of-the-union address of the Civil War...
Item # 691090
December 07, 1864
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Dec. 7, 1864
* President Abraham Lincoln
* State of the Union Address (last)
Beginning on the front page and taking most of page 2 is: "The President's Message", being what would be Lincoln's final state-of-the-uinion address to the nation. It is signed in type by him at its conclusion: Abraham Lincoln.
The top of the first column has: "THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE" "Opening o Southern Ports" "Rebel Incursions Across Our Border" "Immigration Encouraged" "Prosperous Condition of Finances" "Our National Obligations!" "Military Operations of the Year" "Success of Our Armies in the Field" "The President Stands By His Emancipation Proclamation".
Additionally, the ftpg. has war-related heads: "Sherman's Trip Through Georgia" "Later From Savannah!" "Great Excitement in Georgia" "Sherman Still Near Millen! "The Fight at Walnut Creek" "General Beauregard at Savannah" and more.
Eight pages, never-trimmed margins, nice condition.
Category: Yankee