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Harper's Weekly 3-11-1865 HARPER'S FERRY Petersburg VA, ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE
Harper's Weekly 3-11-1865 HARPER'S FERRY Petersburg VA, ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE
Harper's Weekly 3-11-1865 HARPER'S FERRY Petersburg VA, ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE
Harper's Weekly 3-11-1865 HARPER'S FERRY Petersburg VA, ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE
Harper's Weekly 3-11-1865 HARPER'S FERRY Petersburg VA, ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE
Harper's Weekly 3-11-1865 HARPER'S FERRY Petersburg VA, ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE
Harper's Weekly 3-11-1865 HARPER'S FERRY Petersburg VA, ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE

Harper's Weekly 3-11-1865 HARPER'S FERRY Petersburg VA, ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE

$ 13.19

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: Complete issue of 16 pages. The paper was made with rag content at the time so the paper is sturdy and durable. The issue was previously bound, protecting the pages within for over 150 years. Illustrations are all in excellent condition including the centerfold. The centerfold is tipped in so there is no damage to the center crease. There is a very small amount of foxing throughout the issue. Issue is stored in a clear acid-free plastic sleeve with one end open.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Modified Item: No
  • Theme: Militaria

    Description

    Authentic (
    not a reprint
    ) Civil War Harper's Weekly dated March 11, 1865 featuring:
    Please see photos for additional information
    Cover articles/illustrations "Before Petersburg - Issuing Rations of Whisky and Quinine" and "Admiral Porter's Boats Removing Torpedoes and Buoying the Channel in Cape Fear River", article "The Capture of Wilmington"
    Articles and illustrations from Petersburg, VA
    Article and illustrations about Army Field Hospitals
    Three beautiful centerfold illustrations of Harper's Ferry [all sketched by A. R. Waud]
    The laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable (detailed article and illustrations with some building specifications)
    Back page ads (including a large ad for the New York and Liverpool Petroleum Company - Titusville, PA) and political cartoon (featuring Jefferson Davis)
    Shipping
    : Stored in a clear, acid-free plastic sleeve with one end open.  Will be safely mailed flat and well-supported by cardboard in a poly bubble-mailer. I
    happily combine shipping for like items.  Shipping for each additional Civil War era newspaper is an additional .