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One of the best Civil War maps for display...
One of the best Civil War maps for display...
Item # 706604
August 10, 1863
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, August 10, 1863
* Confederate States of America
See the photo for the terrific & huge front page map, taking close to two-thirds of the front page, headed: "THE REBEL CONFEDERACY AS CLAIMED IN 1861 AND AS IT IS NOW" showing how the rebel states have shrunk in two years.
If there was ever a definitive map issue from the Civil War this might well be it, as it graphically portrays the progress of the Civil War. Certainly one of the best Yankee newspapers for display we have encountered.
The remainder of the front page is taken up with various reports on the Civil War.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.
AI notes: In August 1863, the Confederate States of America, comprised of 11 southern states, were firmly entrenched in the fight for independence from the Union. These states—South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee—had seceded following the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, fearing his opposition to the expansion of slavery. By mid-1863, the Confederacy controlled much of the South, with key cities like Richmond, Virginia (the Confederate capital), Atlanta, Georgia, and New Orleans, Louisiana remaining critical strongholds. However, the Union was making significant strides, particularly after the Union victories at Gettysburg and the Siege of Vicksburg, which gave the North control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy and limiting its ability to communicate and transport goods across its territory. Despite this, Confederate forces continued to control large portions of the South, from the western territories like Texas to the eastern battlefields in Virginia, where heavy fighting would continue for months to come.
Category: The Civil War
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