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Map of the capital of the Confederacy...
Map of the capital of the Confederacy...
Item # 693824
May 13, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1862
* Richmond map, capital of the Confederacy
* General George McClellan's peninsula campaign
The front page features a detailed map headed: "The City of Richmond And Its Defences." showing all the city blocks.
First column heads include: "The Capture of Norfolk" "Interesting Particulars of the Advance Upon & Occupation of the City" "The Destruction of the Navy Yard by the Rebels" "The Last of The Merrimac" "About 200 Cannon Captured" and more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.
AI notes: The May 13, 1862 New York Times featured a front-page map titled “City of Richmond, VA and its Defences”, showing Confederate fortifications and surrounding terrain during the Union’s Peninsula Campaign. Published as Union forces under General McClellan advanced toward Richmond, the map aimed to inform Northern readers of military developments.
Category: Yankee
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