Item #16013 1862 CIVIL WAR Newspaper with LARGE MAP of BATTLE of YORKTOWN Depicting Troop Positions of BERDAN'S SHARPSHOOTERS
1862 CIVIL WAR Newspaper with LARGE MAP of BATTLE of YORKTOWN Depicting Troop Positions of BERDAN'S SHARPSHOOTERS
1862 CIVIL WAR Newspaper with LARGE MAP of BATTLE of YORKTOWN Depicting Troop Positions of BERDAN'S SHARPSHOOTERS
1862 CIVIL WAR Newspaper with LARGE MAP of BATTLE of YORKTOWN Depicting Troop Positions of BERDAN'S SHARPSHOOTERS
1862 CIVIL WAR Newspaper with LARGE MAP of BATTLE of YORKTOWN Depicting Troop Positions of BERDAN'S SHARPSHOOTERS
1862 CIVIL WAR Newspaper with LARGE MAP of BATTLE of YORKTOWN Depicting Troop Positions of BERDAN'S SHARPSHOOTERS
1862 CIVIL WAR Newspaper with LARGE MAP of BATTLE of YORKTOWN Depicting Troop Positions of BERDAN'S SHARPSHOOTERS
1862 CIVIL WAR Newspaper with LARGE MAP of BATTLE of YORKTOWN Depicting Troop Positions of BERDAN'S SHARPSHOOTERS

1862 CIVIL WAR Newspaper with LARGE MAP of BATTLE of YORKTOWN Depicting Troop Positions of BERDAN'S SHARPSHOOTERS

New York: The New York Tribune, 1862. Very Good. Item #16013

A Gorgeous original 1862 Civil War newspaper with a large front-page map depicting the Battle of Yorktown as well as the troop positions of Berdan's Sharpshooters.

Underneath of the map is a long and detailed report on the battle with bold stacked headlines.

On the back page, just as displayable, is a detailed headline report on the Battle of Shiloh "Pittsburg Landing", with three maps, one large and two smaller maps.

"The Battle of Yorktown or Siege of Yorktown was fought from April 5 to May 4, 1862, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. Marching from Fort Monroe, Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac encountered Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder's small Confederate force at Yorktown behind the Warwick Line. McClellan suspended his march up the Peninsula toward Richmond and settled in for siege operations.

"On April 5, the IV Corps of Brig. Gen. Erasmus D. Keyes made initial contact with Confederate defensive works at Lee's Mill, an area McClellan expected to move through without resistance. Magruder's ostentatious movement of troops back and forth convinced the Union that his works were strongly held. As the two armies fought an artillery duel, reconnaissance indicated to Keyes the strength and breadth of the Confederate fortifications, and he advised McClellan against assaulting them. McClellan ordered the construction of siege fortifications and brought his heavy siege guns to the front. In the meantime, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston brought reinforcements for Magruder.

"On April 16, Union forces probed a point in the Confederate line at Dam No. 1. The Union failed to exploit the initial success of this attack, however. This lost opportunity held up McClellan for two additional weeks while he tried to convince the U.S. Navy to bypass the Confederates' big guns at Yorktown and Gloucester Point, ascend the York River to West Point and outflank the Warwick Line. McClellan planned a massive bombardment for dawn on May 5, but the Confederate army slipped away during the night of May 3 toward Williamsburg." - Wiki

This newspaper is in Very Good condition and complete in eight pages. Perfect for framing and display and an excellent addition to any modern day Berdan collection.

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