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A Robert E. Lee Proclamation just before Antietam...
A Robert E. Lee Proclamation just before Antietam...
Item # 705972
September 18, 1862
RICHMOND ENQUIRER, Virginia, Sept. 18, 1862 The front page has: "General Lee's Proclamation To the People of Maryland" which presents his reasons for the Confederate army being in that state. Remember that the battle of Antietam was fought just the day before, although not reported in this issue.
There is a lengthy introductory document spewing much hatred to the Yankees, including: "...The despotism which has crushed the people of Maryland is without a parallel in the annals of civilized history...a people ground into the very dust, under the heel of despotic usurpation violently established & for hostile purposes...Lincoln has proved to her worse than Czar or Sultan..." with more. The Lee Proclamation is signed by him in type: R. E. Lee. This is then followed by another proclamation to the people of Maryland.
Also on the front page are: "Coinage For the Confederate States" "The Second Virginia Cavalry" with a list of "Casualties" from near Manassas, Aug. 27-29 which is quite lengthy; "City Intelligence" and a bit more including ads & notices.
The back page has much on the war, including: "From Tennessee" "From Florida" "Gen. Huger" "Northern Politics" "Letters From Maryland" "Confederate States Congress" "Kentucky--Its Present Condition and Necessities".
A single sheet newspaper with a one column masthead.
The upper left corner is missing with loss but affecting only ads. Various water staining, foxing and wear at folds.
Category: Confederate
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