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On the funeral of 'Stonewall' Jackson...
On the funeral of 'Stonewall' Jackson...
Item # 694154
May 13, 1863
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, SOUTH CAROLINA, May 13, 1863 This is one of very few newspapers which printed: "Confederate States of America" in the dateline.
The front page begins with: "From Richmond - Funeral of General Jackson" noting in part: "...The streets were thronged with ladies & gentlemen...The President and the Cabinet...were in the procession...The body will be removed tomorrow to Lexington, Va."
This was "Stonewall" Jackson, killed by friendly fire just 3 days prior.
Relating to this on the back page is a poem: "A Lament for Our Lost and Honored General, Stonewall Jackson". Also: "Jackson on the Sabbath" is a letter written by him Dec. 10, 1862, signed in type: T. J. Jackson. Also: "General Grant's Designs on Vicksburg" "Arrival of Confederate Prisoners at Washington" "A True Heroine" and more.
Single sheet, bit of damp staining at the right, nice condition.
Category: The Civil War
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