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Troubles leading to the Civil War...



Item # 704769

January 09, 1861

NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 9, 1861 

* Pre Civil War tensions
* Fort Sumter on alert
* Secession in the South


The first column includes heads: "THE CRISIS" "Highly Important New from the South" "Resignation of the Secretary of the Interior" "The Condition of Major Anderson's Command" "Anticipated Attack on the Troops Sent to Fort Sumter" "Virtual Secession of Mississippi and Florida from the Union" "Reported Seizure of the Federal Property in Florida" and more. 
Additional front page reports on state conventions concerning possible secession from the Union.
Eight pages, a bit irregular at the blank spine, minor fold foxing, good condition.

Item from Catalog 351 (released for February 2025)

Category: Pre-Civil War