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Harper's Weekly Sumter Map Civil War Lincoln 5/4 1861
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Harper's Weekly A Journal of Civilization New York, Saturday, May 4, 1861 --------- This is a 16-page weekly issue (Vol. V, No. 227) from the 1861 bound volume of Harper’s Weekly being sold on E-Bay. Part of a five-volume set originally owned by "Dillaplaine Smith Sysler" (with address & date marked on inside cover as "Warren St. above 34 th West Philad, March, 1862"). This set was found in the fall of 2010 in an attic of an old house in Reisterstown, Maryland and is being sold on behalf of the current owner who has found the cost of rebinding all five volumes beyond her means and interest. E ach issue is being sold weekly in commemoration of the 150 th anniversary of each publication date. As such, this endeavour commenced January, 2011 and runs consecutively through December, 2015 – the course of which provides a unique opportunity to learn about the events of the American Civil War as they unfold on a week-to-week basis, and follow the action as one might have done so back in the day. And for those who know your Civil War history, you know what's comming up, so stay tuned! Highlights From This Issue Page #: 273 - The House tops in Charleston during the Bombardment of Sumter (illustrated)* (1/2" tear at bottom near binding) 274 - Publishers Notice / THE WAR / The Lounger / The Talk of Right of Revolution / The First Great Victory / WAR / The Flag a Symbol / Go, or Keep Still 275 - The Heros who First Fell / Humors of the Day / A Question for Dr. Taylor / Domestic Intelligence / A Letter from the State Department (Sec. Seward to Maryland Governor) / How the Norfolk Navy-yard ws destroyed How the "Cumberland" Escaped / The Two Massachusetts Volunteers / Burial of the Massachusetts Volunteers / Major Anderson's Terms of Surrender / Foreign News / Canadian Sentiment (1" tear at bottom near binding) 276 - Map of part of Maryland and Virginia, showing the probable theatre of War (illustrated)* 277 - The great meeting in Union Square, New York, to support the Government, April 20, 1861 (illustrated)* 278 - Effie Gordon (with illustrations)* / Dangerous! (with illustration)* 279 - Dangerous (cont.) / Our War Illustrations (with illustration)* / Moving 280 - MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS - The Boston regiments embarking for Washington in the Jersey City Cars (illustrated)* 281 - The Seventh Regiment marching down Broadway to embark for the War (illustrated)* 282 - King Olaf / Departure of transport steamers from New York for Washington with volunteers, Sunday, April 21st, 1861 (illustrated)* / The "R. R. Cuyler" sailing from New York with the Seventy-First regiment New York State Militia on Board, April 21, 1861 (illustrated)* 283 - First Blood - The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment fighting their way through Baltimore, April 19, 1861 (illustrated)* 284 - Stevens's Bomb-Proof Floating Battery (illustrated) / The Heros of Fort Sumter (illustrated)* 285 - Recruits drilling in squads on Governor's Island, New York (illustrated)* / Parade of United States troops on Governor's Island before embarkation (illustrated)* (1" tear at bottom center) 286 - Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens (with illustration) 287 - Great Expectations (cont.) / Ads 288 - Cartoons / Ads The condition of this edition is generally very good with no water stains anywhere, and with perhaps slight aging of pages and occassionaly bent or minor chipped edges present; in no way distracting from the articles and illustrations found throughout (unless otherwise mentioned above). Every page is easy to read - illustrations are crisp and clean. Each listing is posted Sunday night and closes ten days later the following Wednesday night to coincide with the publishing anniversary date. Each edition remains secured in the bound volume until the auction listing has closed / sold to retain its integrity; whereupon they are carefully removed complete to...
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