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Confederate newspaper from Raleigh... Sherman's march through Georgia...
Confederate newspaper from Raleigh... Sherman's march through Georgia...
Item # 705988
November 30, 1864
THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 30, 1864
* General William T. Sherman
* March to the sea - Georgia
* In a rare Confederate title
Raleigh was one of the last major cities of the South to fall into the hands of Sherman, surrendering on April 13, 1865, just one day before Lincoln was assassinated. This rare Confederate title is from the latter months of the Civil War.
The front page has reports headed: "Legislative Proceedings" "Congressional" and also: "Northern News--Sherman in Georgia--His Order Preparing for the March--Clocum's order to his Wing of the Army--The Country to be Devastated if the roads are blockaded" which includes the 8 points of Sherman's military order, signed by him in type: Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman.
The back page includes a very nice editorial titled: "Fiddling" which begins: "While Sherman, with his army of sixty thousand men, is sweeping through Georgia like an avalanche, the partizans of Mr. Davis & the advocates of monarchy & dictatorial rule...are asking for the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus...But Mr. Davis & his partizans fiddle while the life blood of the nation gushes from every pore; and while victorious armies are marching through the very heart of the Confederacy, crushing & devastating as they go..." with more.
Also on the back page: "Skirmishing at Macon and Oconee Bridge" "Sherman's Whereabouts Not Known" "Great Destruction of Property by the enemy" and a bit more.
Complete as a single sheet newspaper which is typical for late-war issues from the South as most of the paper mills were in the North. Folio size and in great condition.
AI notes: The Daily Progress was a Confederate newspaper published in Raleigh, North Carolina, during the American Civil War, serving as a key source of news, opinion, and propaganda for the Southern cause. Founded by J.L. Pennington, it covered local and national events, including military campaigns, political developments, and social issues, reflecting the perspectives and sentiments of North Carolina and the broader Confederacy. Notably, the newspaper continued publishing even after Raleigh fell to Union forces in April 1865; its April 19, 1865 edition reported on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, offering an editorial lamenting the event and urging citizens to pledge allegiance to the Union. The Daily Progress ceased publication later that year, marking the end of its role as a chronicler of Confederate life, and its surviving issues are now valuable resources for historians and genealogists studying the Civil War era.
Category: Confederate
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