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Front page print of industrialist Thomas A. Scott... Civil War reports...
Front page print of industrialist Thomas A. Scott... Civil War reports...
Item # 695318
November 19, 1861
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 19, 1861 The front page features a print of "Thomas A. Scott", with a biographical sketch of him as well.
Scott was an American businessman, railroad executive, and industrialist. In 1861, President Lincoln appointed him to serve as U.S. Assistant Secretary of War, and during the American Civil War railroads under his leadership played a major role in the war effort.
First column heads on the Civil War include: "WAR AGAINST REBELLION" "Latest News from the Armies" "Further About the Arrest of the Twin Traitors" "Rebels Trying Santa Rosa Island Again" "Terrible Slaughter of Traitors!" "War Matters In Missouri" and much more.
Eight pages, various staining and dirtiness, more so at the top and the central fold, a bit irregular at the spine.
Category: The Civil War
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