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Stay home unless you plan to join... Generalisimo Lincoln...
Stay home unless you plan to join... Generalisimo Lincoln...
Item # 705488
March 26, 1862
DAILY DISPATCH, Virginia, March 26, 1862
* Rare Confederate publication
* General Abraham Lincoln
The front page includes: "Notes On The War" which includes a General Order from General H. Marshall concerning travel & communication in the Cumberland Mountains, noting in part: "...The country is infested with spies. Unless a man now comes from Kentucky to join the army & to assist to defend his country & to secure the independence of the South, he had better remain at home..." with more. Other war items as well.
Page 2 begins with an interesting editorial: "Generalisimo Lincoln" the text beginning: "We had never supposed that Abraham Lincoln was such an immeasurable ass as to aspire to be actually the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army..." with much more on this. Other war items as well including: "Murdering Women & Children".
Four pages, nice condition.
AI notes: The Daily Dispatch was a prominent Confederate-era newspaper based in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 1855, it quickly became one of Virginia’s leading publications and played a significant role during the American Civil War. As the war progressed, the Daily Dispatch served as a key conduit for Confederate news, military reports, and political commentary, often reflecting the perspectives and priorities of the Southern states. It provided updates on troop movements, battles, and government proclamations, while also shaping public opinion through editorials that supported the Confederate cause. After the Confederacy’s defeat, the newspaper continued publication, transitioning to cover postwar Reconstruction, regional politics, and economic recovery in Virginia. Its archives remain a valuable resource for historians studying Confederate society, wartime journalism, and 19th-century Southern media.
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