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Yankee newspaper from South Carolina... Lincoln's state-of-the-union address...
Yankee newspaper from South Carolina... Lincoln's state-of-the-union address...
Item # 701668
December 13, 1862
THE NEW SOUTH, Port Royal, South Carolina, Dec. 13, 1862
* Rare Yankee occupation issue
* President Abraham Lincoln
* State of the Union Address
Here is an interesting newspaper established in March of 1862 at Port Royal after its capture by Union forces during the early part of the Civil War.
Issued in a "military command", the newspaper sought to provide mostly military but no political news for the soldiers, so as not to distract them from their mission which was the suppression of the Rebellion. It is also interesting that a Union newspaper was published in South Carolina considering the state remained a Confederate stronghold until the very end of the war.
Notable content in this volume I (number 17) issue includes: "The General Hospital" "News From the North" "The President's Message" takes close to a full page and is signed in type: Abraham Lincoln. It is preceded by an editorial concerning it.
This was Lincoln's state-of-the-union address to the nation, most of which was devoted to the Civil War.
Four pages, 9 3/4 by 12 3/4 inches, very nice condition.
Category: The Civil War
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