CONFEDERATE Virginia Benjamin Butler ORDER #28 N. Orleans Women 1862 Newspaper
CONFEDERATE Virginia - Benjamin Butler ORDER #28 N. Offered is an original, collectible newspaper (NOT a copy/reproduction): DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, July 21, 1862. Infamous Order # 28 From the Confederate capital. The prime content on the front page would be: "Gen, Butler and The Women of New Orleans" which is a lengthy letter from him prefaced with.
The following letter from Gen. Butler, explaining his reasons for issuing the celebrated order regarding the ladies of New Orleans, has been received in Boston... This refers to his very controversial Order #28 given two months earlier, referring to the women of New Orleans as women of the town, plying their avocation... Butler took considerable criticism for this order and in this letter he offers his explanation.
It is signed by him in type: Benj. Great to have this letter in a Confederate newspaper. Other war-related content includes: "Escape of Curtis's Army" Barbarity in Alabama--Federal General Called to Account... " "Guerrilla Raids in Western Virginia" "The Strength of the Southern Army" "The Green Mountain Boys First in the Field and much more. The always interesting editorial begins the back page.
Single sheet, banner masthead, nice condition with some foxing spots. Please Note: All of our offerings are 100% authentic! We do not offer reprints or reproductions of any kind. They are guaranteed to be original! Links to Archival Storage Options & Certificates of Authenticity Are Below! Historical reports may be beautiful or ugly, but they are always informative. While we rejoice in the beautiful heroic, discovery, amazing feats, etc. , we at History's Newsstand also offer "the ugly" for we are determined to learn from the wrongs of the past - understanding, to do so, we must be willing to look these wrongs directly in the face and shout NO MORE! It is for this reason many Black Americans collect historic slave ads, Jews collect reports regarding the Holocaust, women collect coverage of the Women's Suffrage Movement, etc.. If you find any to be offensive, we agree! Hopefully this is an indication we are moving in the right direction.For this specific item, A U. The S&H will be calculated by using the highest item's S&H as the base cost, and then adding a small amount for each additional newspaper. The per-item additional cost for newspapers, folders, portfolios, and presentation cases vary according to size and weight. We will still provide tracking and insure them at our expense.
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