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THE "NEW YORK HERALD" REPORTS ON THE DESTRUCTION OF THE IRONCLAD "VIRGINIA"
Fine Civil War newspaper, the May 29, 1862 edition of "The New York Herald", 8pp. folio, containing numerous interesting articles dealing with several aspects of the conflict. Of these, the most interesting reprints the official report of Confederate Navy Commodore Josiah Tattnall, explaining his decision to order the destruction of the revolutionary ironclad CSS VIRGINIA (ex-USS MERRIMAC) in the face of advancing federal troops. Other notable articles report on the bombardment of Darien, Georgia by U.S. Navy ships, the possibility of arming black Georgians to fight Union encroachments, and the advance of Union gunboats up the Mississippi River from newly-captured Vicksburg to Memphis, this last accompanied by a large map of that stretch of the river. The paper has been disbound from a compilation, and shows folds and chips, else very good.

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August 1, 2018 10:00 AM EDT
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