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Large Civil War map dominates the front page...



Item # 693829

May 23, 1863

NEW YORK HERALD, May 23, 1863 The front page is dominated by a very large Civil War map headed: "IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS IN MISSISSIPPI" with subhead: "The Field of Operations of General Grant on the Bayou Pierre, Big Black River, Jackson, Baker's Creek, etc., etc." The balance of the front page has various ads & news from Europe.
There is much Civil War reporting on the inside pages including: "Vicksburg" "What General Carr's Division Did" "The Defeat of the Rebels at All Points" "Hooker's Army" and much more.
Twelve pages, good condition.

Item from Catalog 353 (released for April 2025)

Category: The Civil War