Historic Fall of Richmond Confederate Capital Civil War Ending 1865 Newspaper
Historic Fall of Richmond Confederate Capital Civil War Ending 1865 Newspaper. Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper. NEW YORK HERALD, April 4, 1865. Fall of Richmond VA Virginia Civil War nearing the end.
First column heads on the front page about the fall of Richmond: " GRANT " " Richmond Ours " "Weitzel Entered the Rebel Capital Yesterday Morning" "Many Guns Captured" "Our Troops Received with Enthusiasm" "The City On Fire" "Petersburg Evacuated" "Lee and His Army in Full Flight" "Grant In Pursuit to Cut off His Retreat" "Interesting Details of the Fighting on Saturday" Sheridan's Victory Near Dinwiddie the Turning Point of the Day" "Two four-Gun Batteries, 5000 Prisoners, Including Ransoms and Stuarts Brigades Complete Pickett's Division Train, and a Large Number of Small Arms and Accoutrements Captured" "Wright, with the Sixth Corps, Pierces the Enemy's Lines and Attacks Him in the Rear" "The Casualties & more. Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition. 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.
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