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From New Orleans, after Union occupation...
From New Orleans, after Union occupation...
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June 27, 1862
THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 27, 1862
* Rare "Union occupation" publication
* Civil War original from the Deep South
Although from the midst of the Civil War, New Orleans fell to Northern forces in April, 1862 causing this to be a Union-occupation newspaper.
Various news items of the day with some Civil War references, federal reports from Congress and a great wealth of ads.
Complete as a single sheet issue. Nice condition.
background: This specific edition of The Daily Picayune serves as a stark historical document of a city under duress, capturing the uneasy transition from Confederate stronghold to the "First City of the Occupied South." By June 27, 1862, the editorial voice of the paper had been effectively muzzled by Major General Benjamin Butler’s military administration, forcing the publication to balance its local identity with the mandatory inclusion of federal congressional reports and Northern-slanted war dispatches. While the front page might detail the strategic movements of the Peninsular Campaign or the legislative actions of a distant Washington, the "wealth of ads" provides the most authentic texture of life in occupied New Orleans. These advertisements reveal a desperate merchant class attempting to normalize trade amidst naval blockades and a volatile currency, showcasing everything from the sale of "confiscated" goods to the resilient social life of the French Quarter, all occurring while the city’s residents lived under the constant, watchful eye of Union bayonets.
Category: Yankee
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