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Very rare "camp" newspaper from the field of action...
Very rare "camp" newspaper from the field of action...
Item # 700314
March 18, 1862
THE CONNECTICUT FIFTH, Winchester, Virginia, March 18, 1862
* 5th Connecticut Regiment
* Very rare camp publication
* Occupation of Winchester
* Volume 1 Number 1 of only two
This is one of the more rare titles from the Civil War we have offered in several years, in fact we have not seen this issue in 13 years.
It is a much desired "camp" newspaper, a small publication done on a very small printing press which traveled with some of the military units during the Civil War. Most were very short-lived, in fact this title lasted but two issues. This is volume 1 number 1, and the issue of March 22 was the last printed. It was, logically, printed by the Connecticut Fifth Regiment while it was in occupation of the Confederate two of Winchester, Va.
The front page has a nice article: "The Fifth In The Old Dominion ! " "Incidents of the March" with the text providing some great information on the march into Virginia, as would be expected by a regimental newspaper. This content carries over to page 2. Also inside are: "What Soldiers Were First In Winchester?", a disparaging illustration of a dog with "Jeff." on the collar & the article beginning: "King Jeff is said to be something of a wag. Jeff, himself, evidently thinks so & our 'special artist' represents him as trying to see it..." There are also illustrations of: "The Flag!" and "The Rag!", the latter being the Confederate flag.
Much other good content as well as shown in the photos.
Complete as a small four-page newspaper measuring just 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches. There has been some reconstruction work with archival mends--very discrete--at several locations along the central fold and the margins. As the photos show there is a piece from the upper right margin missing not affecting any text, and a piece from the bottom right of the back leaf, also not affecting any text (we have photos of our previous issue from 13 years ago verifying no text loss).
An exceedingly rare title not just from the Civil War, but from the field of action, by a Yankee regiment in Confederate territory.
Category: Yankee
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