From the beginning events of the Civil War...

Item # 691118

April 25, 1861

NEW YORK HERALD, April 25, 1861

* Beginning of the Civil War
* Post Fort Sumter attack
* Troops on the march

The first column has a great stack of war-related headlines on the beginning events of the Civil War including: "THE WAR" "The 7th Regiment in Washington" "Jefferson Davis and Gen. Beauregard in Richmond" "Arrangements for an Attack on the National Capital" "35,000 Rebel Troops on the March" "Necessity for More Northern Troops" "Interviews Between Marylanders & the President" "Kentucky Will Remain Neutral" "News From Fort Pickens" and more.
Eight pages, some wear at the spine, a crease at the central fold, mostly good.

AI notes: On April 24, 1861, the United States was in the midst of the chaotic early days of the Civil War. Tensions were escalating following the bombardment of Fort Sumter just 12 days earlier, marking the beginning of open hostilities between the Union and the Confederacy. President Abraham Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers to suppress the rebellion had been met with swift action, and the Union Navy was beginning to enforce a blockade of Southern ports, though its full effects wouldn’t be felt for months. The Confederacy, led by President Jefferson Davis, was mobilizing its forces as well, and several border states—such as Kentucky and Missouri—remained in a precarious position, split between Unionist and secessionist sympathies. By this time, Virginia had formally joined the Confederacy, and many of its citizens were preparing for war. With the southern states solidifying their break from the Union and the Northern states organizing for conflict, the stage was set for what would become the most devastating war in American history, one that would reshape the nation and its future.