Surrender of Lee's Army at Appomattox Court House 1865 Civil War Ends Newspaper. (Note: additional images are located below the description).
Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: NEW YORK WEEKLY DAY-BOOK CAUCASIAN, April 15, 1865. Lee surrenders Battle of Appomattox Court House Dated the day Abraham Lincoln died.
A decidedly racist newspaper which began well before the Civil War & lasted a few years after. As such their reporting on war events provide a contrasting perspective beyond most other Northern newspapers. Not surprisingly, the report of the Lee's surrender to General Grant at Appomattox is relegated to page five: "Surrender of General Lee" "Terms Of The Capitulation" "Movements of Sherman Unknown" Mr.
Lincoln on Reconstruction which includes the many correspondences b between Grant and Lee on the closing terms of the surrender. Also two interesting editorials: The Surrender of Gen. Lee" and: "Let Us Rejoice.Interesting to have this notable event in this pro-Southern newspaper. Please Note: All of our offerings are 100% authentic! We do not offer reprints or reproductions of any kind.
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