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The 'dawn of peace'... Jeff. Davis escapes, and the assassination...



Item # 702442

May 02, 1865

NEW YORK TIMES, May 2, 1865  

* re. Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Closing events of the Civil War
* Jefferson Davis on the run


Among the front page column heads on the ending events of the Civil War: "DAWN OF PEACE" "Breaking Up of Sherman's Veteran Army" "The Army of Tennessee & the Army of Georgia to Go To Richmond" "Johnston's Army Deliver Their Effects at Greensboro" "The Assassination" "Jeff. Davis Escapes" "The Burial Place of President Lincoln" and more.
Eight pages, an older repair to the back page, small binding indents at the blank spine, good condition.

Category: Post-Civil War