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Great Civil War issue for display...
Great Civil War issue for display...
Item # 706001
March 14, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, March 14, 1865
* Final weeks of the Civil War w/ map
* General Philip H. Sheridan in Virginia
The front page features a huge Civil War map headed: "SHERIDAN'S IMPORTANT OPERATIONS. Where Sheridan Went & What He Accomplished---Immense Destruction of Rebel Roads & Supplies."
There is a wealth of column heads on the front page including; "SHERMAN" "Important Rebel Reports" "Kilpatrick Driven from His Camp by Hampton's Troops" "SHERIDAN" "The Enemy Taken Unawares" "Waynesboro, Staunton, Charlottesville, Scottsville, New Canton, Duguidsville, Harwicksville & Amherst Court House Occupied" "SCHOFIELD" "The Battles & Victory Before Kinston, N.C." "Rebel Loss Fully 2000" and so much more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.
AI notes: In March 1865, Union General Philip H. Sheridan was a central figure in the closing operations of the Civil War in Virginia, commanding a highly mobile cavalry force that played a decisive role in cutting off Confederate supply lines and harassing retreating forces. During this month, Sheridan’s troops operated in central and southern Virginia, moving rapidly to disrupt railroads, destroy depots, and engage enemy cavalry, all in coordination with General Ulysses S. Grant’s strategy to isolate Petersburg and Richmond. Notably, Sheridan’s maneuvers set the stage for the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House on March 28, where his cavalry delayed Confederate reinforcements and protected the Union flank, directly contributing to the Union victory at Five Forks in early April. His aggressive tactics not only weakened General Robert E. Lee’s forces but also demonstrated the strategic importance of cavalry in modern warfare, as Sheridan’s actions in March 1865 helped precipitate the fall of Petersburg, the evacuation of Richmond, and ultimately Lee’s surrender at Appomattox a few weeks later.
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