Monitor vs. Merrimac Battle of Hampton Roads Civil War IRONCLADS 1862 Newspaper
Merrimac Battle of Hampton Roads Civil War IRONCLADS 1862 Newspaper. Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE March 15, 1862 Abraham Lincoln on Emancipation Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (CSS Virginia) Civil War ironclads A wonderful issue on the historic naval battle between the Monitor & the Merrimack, with much on other war reports as well. The front page has a nice Civil War map: "Field Of Operations On the Potomac" with related reports as well as: Capture of Brunswick, Ga.
" "Fernandina Also Captured and more. Page 2 is almost entirely taken up with the naval actions at Hampton Roads with heads: "NAVAL ACTION IN HAMPTON ROADS" "Engagement With Rebel Iron-Clad Boats" "The Floating Battery Monitor Engages the Merrimack" "The Rebel Merrimack Driven Off" "Official Report of the Affair". There is also a nice print of: "The Ericsson Floating Battery Monitor" with descriptive text. Page 5 has a map: "Scene Of The Merrimac's Exploits" and a print of: "The Rebel Monster Merrimack" with much related text. Page 6 begins with over a half column containing the: "MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT" "Highly Important Proposition" "The Gradual Abolition of Slavery" "A Vigorous Blow at the Hopes of the Rebels", the document signed ion type: Abraham Lincoln.
The document provides a remedy which would eventually bring about the emancipation of slaves. Eight pages, never-trimmed margins, a few older archival mends, generally nice condition. 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! Links to Archival Storage Options & Certificates of Authenticity Are Below!Historical reports may be beautiful or ugly, but they are always informative. While we rejoice in the beautiful heroic, discovery, amazing feats, etc. , we at History's Newsstand also offer "the ugly" for we are determined to learn from the wrongs of the past - understanding, to do so, we must be willing to look these wrongs directly in the face and shout NO MORE! It is for this reason many Black Americans collect historic slave ads, Jews collect reports regarding the Holocaust, women collect coverage of the Women's Suffrage Movement, etc.. If you find any to be offensive, we agree!
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