Union Army Captures New Orleans, Louisiana - 1862 Civil War Newspaper, with Front-Page Engraving of Confederate Officer Forcing Slaves to Load Cannon Under Fire from Berdan's Sharp Shooters
New York: Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper, 1862. 1st Edition. Folio. Very Good. Item #19471
An 1862 Illustrated Civil War newspaper with a front-page large engraving of African-American slaves loading a Confederate while being threatened at gunpoint by a Confederate Officer, while under fire from Berdan's Sharp Shooters during the Peninsula Campaign near Yorktown, Virginia.
Inside are multiple reports and a full-page engraving detailed the action at New Orleans, as the Union Army attempts to recapture the strategic port, with one report stating the the city had fallen into Union hands on April 25th.
This original May 10, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper is complete in 16 pages and is chock full of other Civil War news from across the nation, as well as other related engravings. Disbound. #2J-008.
Price: $50.00