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Civil War map, plus a map of Fort Craig, New Mexico... An ad for John Wilkes Booth...
Civil War map, plus a map of Fort Craig, New Mexico... An ad for John Wilkes Booth...
Item # 695300
March 17, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, March 17, 1862
* Rare hand drawn military map
* Battle of Pea Ridge Missouri
* Battle of Valverde - Fort Craig
* New Mexico Territory
The front page features a large map headed: "THE REBEL BATTERIES ON THE LOWER POTOMAC." "Facsimile of a Plan of the Batteries & Encampments on the Lower Potomac Picked Up in the Rebel Camp By Our Troops."
Front page column heads on the Civil War include: "Our Army At Manassas" "Destruction of Property by the Retreating Rebels" "Discovery of Large Quantities of Abandoned Munitions", & in another column: "The Great Battle At Pea Ridge" "Desperate Fighting of the Rebels" "Their Force Acknowledged to be 35,000 Strong" "2200 Indians in the Rebel Ranks" "The Bodies of the Union Soldiers Scalped and Mangled" & more.
The back page has a one column map: "The Recent Battle In New Mexico" which shows the position of Col. Canby's forces in the vicinity of Ft. Craig.
As an added treat, page 7 contains one of the fascinating tidbits of history which delights collectors, in this case an advertisement for a theatrical production of Richard III at the Mary Provost Theater in New York--starring John Wilkes Booth. His name is printed in all caps 5 times (see).
Eight pages, small archival mends at margin teas, minor margin wear, good condition.
Category: The Civil War
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