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Civil War map of the Mississippi...
Civil War map of the Mississippi...
Item # 693823
May 23, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1862
* Vicksburg, Mississippi vicinity map
* Battle at Princetown Court House
The front page is dominated by a very nice Civil War map headed: "FARRAGUT'S NAVAL OPERATIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER - Map Showing the Situation of Vicksburg, Miss., Indicating the Cotton Plantations in the Vicinity & Exhibiting the Topography of the Region."
The balance of the front page is taken up with various Civil War reports. Included also is the "Supplement" which has its own masthead & dateline and many nice one-column Civil War heads.
Twelve pages, great condition.
AI notes: In May 1862, Union Admiral David G. Farragut launched an early naval campaign against Vicksburg, Mississippi, aiming to gain control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy. Following his successful capture of New Orleans in April 1862, Farragut sailed upriver with a fleet and reached Vicksburg by mid-May. However, he encountered strong Confederate fortifications atop the high bluffs, and without sufficient ground troops to mount a siege or occupy the city, he was unable to take Vicksburg.
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