1864 CIVIL WAR display newspaper CONFEDERATE GEN ROBERT E LEE large PORTRAIT
Original 1864 newspaper with DISPLAYABLE FRONT-PAGE engraved portrait and long, detailed article on CONFEDERATE ARMY GENERAL ROBERT E. Lee commanded the ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA and is regarded as one of the greatest generals in U. SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper (NY), dated July 2, 1864, with collectible a GORGEOUS front-page article and engraving! Inside are numerous reports and illustrations on the progress of the CIVIL WAR.
Perfect for framing and display with your fine CIVIL WAR or CONFEDERACY collection. When Virginia declared its secession from the. In April 1861, Lee chose to follow his home state, despite his personal desire for the country to remain intact and an offer of a senior Union command. During the first year of the Civil War, Lee served as a senior military adviser to President.Once he took command of the main field army in 1862 he soon emerged as a shrewd tactician and battlefield commander, winning most of his battles, all against far superior Union armies. Lee's strategic foresight was more questionable, and both of his major offensives into Union territory ended in defeat. Lee's aggressive tactics, which resulted in high casualties at a time when the Confederacy had a shortage of manpower, have come under criticism in recent years. Lee surrendered his entire army to.
By this time, Lee had assumed supreme command of the remaining Southern armies; other Confederate forces swiftly capitulated after his surrender. Lee rejected the proposal of a sustained insurgency against the Union and called for reconciliation between the two sides.
After the war, as President of what is now. And intersectional friendship, while opposing the. Proposals to give freed slaves the vote and take the vote away from ex-Confederates. He urged them to rethink their position between the North and the South, and the reintegration of former Confederates into the nation's political life.
Lee became the great Southern hero of the War, a postwar icon of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. But his popularity grew even in the North, especially after his death in 1870.
Built in 1962 are named after him. This listing includes the complete entire original newspapers. Every item we sell is original printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description, unless clearly stated as a reproduction in the header AND text body. This is truly a piece OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN!
The item "1864 CIVIL WAR display newspaper CONFEDERATE GEN ROBERT E LEE large PORTRAIT" is in sale since Friday, February 10, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Paper\Newspapers\Pre-1900". The seller is "boyl-timo" and is located in Oxford, Maryland. This item can be shipped worldwide.