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Over half of the front page is a Civil War map...
Over half of the front page is a Civil War map...
Item # 701614
May 12, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1862
* Capture of Norfolk, Virginia
* American Civil War map
* Peninsula Campaign - Richmond
Over half of the front page is taken up with a large Civil War map headed: "THE CAPTURE OF NORFOLK AND THE ADVANCE UPON RICHMOND" with sub-caption: "Map Showing Norfolk & the Various Places Referred to in the News of its Capture; Showing also the New Points of Interest in Gen. McClellan's March to Richmond."
There are also first column heads including: "GLORIOUS NEWS" "Norfolk & Portsmouth Captured Without a Battle" "The Merrimac Blown Up" "The Advance On Norfolk" "The City Formally Surrendered" and more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.
AI notes: In May 1862, Union forces captured Norfolk, Virginia, in a significant early Civil War victory that underscored the strategic importance of coastal and river ports. Norfolk, a vital Confederate naval base and shipbuilding center on the Elizabeth River, had been key to Confederate operations, including the construction and deployment of the ironclad CSS Virginia. After Union forces secured Fort Monroe and advanced up the Virginia Peninsula, Confederate troops realized they could not defend Norfolk against the superior Union army and navy. On May 10, 1862, the Confederates abandoned the city, destroying the CSS Virginia to prevent its capture. Union troops, supported by naval forces under Flag Officer Louis M. Goldsborough, quickly occupied Norfolk, gaining control of the Norfolk Navy Yard and the surrounding rivers. This victory allowed the Union to dominate a critical section of southeastern Virginia waterways, disrupted Confederate supply and naval operations, and bolstered Union morale while setting the stage for further advances toward Richmond during the Peninsula Campaign.
Category: The Civil War
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