1862 Civil War Newspaper with Front-Page Engraving of Confederate Warship "Sumter", Captained by Marylander Raphael Semmes
New York: Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper, 1862. Very Good. Item #19397
An original 1862 Civil War newspaper with a front-page engraving of the Confederate warship Sumter, Captained by Marylander Raphael Semmes, with an inside-page report detailing the Sumter's capture and sinking of the Union brigantine, "Joseph Park".
This February 1, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly is chock full of other Civil War news and engravings inside, including War Scenes On Green River, Kentucky, General M'Clernand's Brigade at Cairo, General Burnside's Expedition Off Fortress Monroe, and much more.
This issue is complete in 16 pages. Disbound. #2I-050.
Price: $45.00
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