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Civil War map of a naval battle near Fort Pillow...
Civil War map of a naval battle near Fort Pillow...
Item # 719305
May 18, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, May 18, 1862
* U.S. naval operations near Fort Pillow
* Mississippi River - Andrew H. Foote
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Important From South Carolina" "Effects of the Abolition Edict of General Hunter" "The Contrabands Eschew a military Life" "Heroism Of Nine Colored Seamen" (with a mention of Robert Smalls) and more.
Perhaps the best content is the back page Civil War map headed: "GUNBOAT FIGHT NEAR FORT PILLOW" with related text.
Eight pages, nice condition.
AI notes: In May 1862, during the American Civil War, Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Tennessee became a focal point of Union naval operations. The fort was strategically located about 40 miles north of Memphis and was under Confederate control at the time. Rear Admiral Andrew Hull Foote, commanding Union gunboats in the Mississippi River campaign, played a key role in operations aimed at securing the river for the Union and disrupting Confederate supply lines. Foote’s fleet included ironclads and timberclad gunboats, which he used to pressure Confederate positions along the river. In May, Union forces under Foote’s command engaged Confederate defenses near Fort Pillow in a series of bombardments and maneuvers, demonstrating the growing effectiveness of Union riverine operations. While the fort remained in Confederate hands until 1864, Foote’s efforts were part of the broader Union campaign to dominate the Mississippi River, which culminated in the fall of strategic points such as Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, and eventually Vicksburg.
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