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Item # 700137

March 29, 1862

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, March 29, 1862  The front page has a print: "Armstrong Guns Packed on Sleighs in the Ordnance  Yard, St. John New Brunswick, in Readiness to be Taken Overland to Canada".  
Among the prints within are two more prints on: "Reinforcements for Canada...". Also a full page print: "Breaking Up of the Ice at New York: A View from the East River"; a full page: "The Civil War In America - Confederate Prisoners in Camp Georgia, Roanoke Island". Also an early print on California: "The Recent Floods In Sacramento Valley, California. The Corner of L and Fourth Streets, Sacramento City: View Through L St. Eastwards". And the back page has 3 more prints on: "The Recent Floods in Sacramento Valley, California" with much text.
England had a vested interest in the Civil War, supporting the Confederacy because of its great need for Southern cotton.   
The complete issue, with Supplement, very nice condition.

Item from our most recent catalog - #356, released for July, 2025

Category: Yankee