Rare Confederate Capital Fall of Fort Donelson Tennessee1862 Civil War Newspaper
Rare Confederate Capital Fall of Fort Donelson Tennessee1862 Civil War Newspaper. Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. Fall of Fort Donelson: breaking news... End of the Provisional Southern Confederacy State join the Confederacy. Half of the front page is taken up with ads and notices, and half with news items including: "The Northern Congress--Amusing Picture of The War--A Yankee Congressman at Bull Run" and other items.
But the most significant content is found on page 3, with a somewhat short--yet early--report on the fall of Fort Donelson, headed: "Fort Donelson Taken" which reads. A dispatch was received in official quarters at a late hour last night, giving the unwelcome, but not altogether unexpected tidings, that Fort Donelson had been taken by the Federal naval and land forces. The battle has been a prolonged and bloody one... With just a bit more, and ending with: No particulars are yet known. " This is an historic, early "breaking news report and great to have in this newspaper from the Confederate capital.
Page 2 has a related item headed: "War Rumours--Fort Donelson" which notes. Involving the fall of Fort Donelson... That up to a late hour last night the War Dept.
Had received not a line of dispatches from Tennessee of any import whatever... With more on the rumors of its fall. The page 2 editorial--always interesting reading in this newspaper--comments on Fort Donelson as well with. The late defence of Fort Donelson against the combined naval and military force of the United States is the most heroic achievement of this war.Here the enemy have made their first grand effort since the battle of Manassas... The editor also comments on the end of the provisional Congress of the Southern Confederacy.
And there is also much more on the war on the inside pages including: "The Military Draft" "The Provisional Congress--It's Last Day" which includes the farewell address of provisional President Cobb; "Opening Of The Permanent Congress" "Confirmation of Major-Generals" "Defences of the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers" and even more. Is almost entirely taken up with ads and notices but it also includes a lengthy list of Acts from the Confederate Congress, including the admission of Missouri and Kentucky as Confederate states. Complete in four pages, never bound nor trimmed (desired), minimal edge wear, very nice condition.A great issue with some significant content. 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!
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