Rare NEW ORLEANS LA Louisiana Deep South CONFEDERATE Civil War 1862 Newspaper
Rare NEW ORLEANS LA Louisiana Deep South CONFEDERATE Civil War 1862 Newspaper. (Note: additional images are located below the description). Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, Louisiana, Feb. 15, 1862 Rare Confederate title from the deep South Among the front page item are: The Federal Raid Up the Tennessee River--Gen. Johnston's Order Disregarded" "What the Morning Journals Say" "Fort Donelson" "The'Sinews of The War' -- Troubles of the Federal Treasury. There are also 14 ftpg. Ads headed: "Confederate States Marshal's Sale". Page 2 has some graphically nice war heads under an engraving of a cannon: "Special Dispatches To The Delta" "Brilliant Victory" The Federal Badly Whipped by Gen. Pillow" "From Lincolndom Via Norfolk. Also: "Latest From Fort Donelson" and on page 3: Battle of Belmont--Official Report taking 1 1/2 columns, and more. Is mostly taken up with ads, one of which is headed: "Negroes For Sale". Four pages, a bit irregular at the spine, even toning, nice condition. Truly Confederate newspapers from New Orleans are very difficult to find, as Admiral Farragut entered the mouth of the Mississippi in mid-April, 1862 and finally took New Orleans on April 28.
Shortly thereafter Benjamin Butler moved in and took control of the city, it surrendering without a fight. So "Confederate" issues from New Orleans are limited to those published between Louisiana's secession from the Union on January 26, 1861 and the end of April, 1862, just a brief 15 month period. 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!
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We have been dealers in rare newspapers for over 46 years, serve as consultants to multiple museums, and are members of the American Antiquarian Society. Timothy Hughes Rare Newspapers P. Desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things. Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Other Civil War Original Items".
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- Item Number: 647349
- Content: Rare & Early collctible antique original newspaper