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Gunboat USS Cairo sunk... Cargo of slaves...
Gunboat USS Cairo sunk... Cargo of slaves...
Item # 706598
December 25, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 25, 1862 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Blockade Run at Charleston by a Very Large Steamer" "Rebel Troops to be Clothed Like National Troops" & more.
Page 2 carries a lengthy report: "The War in the Southwest: The Destruction of the Gunboat Cairo by a Torpedo in the Yazoo River - How the Machine was Arranged - A Large Number of Torpedoes Removed - The Way Cleared for Gen. Sherman's Expedition". And page 4 has: "Later From Havana - A Cargo of Slaves Run Ashore one the Cuban Coast".
Eight pages, toning to portions of the front page, good condition.
Category: Yankee
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