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Front page print of Jefferson Davis... More prints relating to America...
Front page print of Jefferson Davis... More prints relating to America...
Item # 700029
March 16, 1861
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, March 16, 1861 The front page has a nice print captioned: "The Hon. Jefferson Davis, President of the Southern Confederacy of America" with an article on him further into the issue.
England was a supporter of the South during the Civil War, primarily because the South was a source of cotton with the British mills desperately needed.
Page 2 has various reports from "America" which includes news items from: "The Confederate States" as seen in the photos. Also a full page print of: "General Winfield Scott, Commander-in-Chief of the United States' Forces" with a related article on him on the following page. And another page has a print of a: "Railway Station in Georgia, America" with an article on the preceding page.
England had a vested interest in the war, supporting the Confederacy because of its great need for cotton.
Complete in 24 pages, very nice condition.
Category: The Civil War
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