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Rebel forces advancing towards Gettysburg...
Rebel forces advancing towards Gettysburg...
Item # 724082
June 21, 1863
NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1863
* Invasion of Maryland & Pennsylvania
* Rebels advance towards Gettysburg
* History about to be made (historic)
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBEL MOVEMENTS" "Rebels in Heavy Force at Hagerstown and Williamsport, Md." "Considerable Bodies Moving Toward McConnellsburg & Bedford" "Movement of Gen. Milroy to Intercept Them" "A Detachment of Jenkins' Command at McConnellsburg..." Very Latest From Harrisburgh" "Movements in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Western Virginia" "An Advance On Pittsburgh" and more.
Fine coverage of the advance of the Southern forces into Penna., two weeks before the Battle of Gettysburg.
Complete with 8 pages, minor light foxing, very nice condition.
AI notes: On June 20, 1863, Confederate forces under Gen. Robert E. Lee were deep into their northward advance during the Gettysburg Campaign, with elements of the Army of Northern Virginia operating on Pennsylvania soil. Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell’s Second Corps had pushed through the Cumberland Valley after defeating Union troops at Winchester earlier in the month, sending alarm through the state as Confederate columns moved toward Carlisle, Chambersburg, and the outskirts of Harrisburg. Panic spread among civilians, state militias scrambled to defend key points, and Governor Andrew Curtin called for emergency measures to protect the capital. Meanwhile, the Union Army of the Potomac, newly under Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, raced north in pursuit, setting the stage for the looming confrontation that would culminate less than two weeks later at Gettysburg.
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