Best Richmond Virginia Falls Heraldic Eagle Print 1865 Civil War End Newspaper. (Note: additional images are located below the description). Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper. NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, April 4, 1865.
The fall of Richmond, the Confederate capital Terrific heraldic eagle & map for display. See the photos for this terrific and extremely graphic issue reporting the capture of Richmond, which essentially meant the end of the Confederacy. Lee would surrender to Grant at Appomattox just 5 days later. The first column heads read: VIRGINIA! " "Colored Troops the First to Enter the Slaveholders Capital" "Gen. Grant Attempting to Cut Off Lees Escape" "A Portion Of Richmond On Fire! " "The Citizens Welcome the Union Troops" "Details of the Late Battles from Our Correspondents" "The Enthusiasm Of The North. Note the beautiful engraving of the large eagle, plus the map headed: The Field Of Operations In Virginia. " Taking most of page 8 is a huge map: " Richmond and Thirty Miles Around It " "A Topographical Map of the City Of Richmond And Vicinity. Complete in 10 pages, never bound nor trimmed, horizontal crease, minor foxing at the margins, nice condition. One of the best issues we have offered on the fall of Richmond. 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! For this specific item, A U.The per-item additional cost for folders, portfolios, and presentation cases vary. We will still provide tracking and insure them at our expense. Please check with your country's. We have been dealers in rare newspapers for over 47 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\Newspapers". The seller is "timhu" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.