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    Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. Vol. VIII, No. 386, Saturday, May 21, 1864.

    Description

    Saturday, May 21, 1864 issue of the Harper's Weekly. Featuring General Sherman's Advance in the American Civil War. With many lithographs. Cover lithograph: General Sherman's Advance- Buzzard's Roost Pass, Georgia. Centerfold lithograph: Grand musical festival in Philadelphia in aid of the Sanitary Commission; Departure of the Union Fleet from Newport News, Virginia, on May 4, 1864- From a sketch by a naval officer; Arrival of General Butler's advance at City Point, Virginia, on May 5, 1864- From a sketch by a naval office. Other lithographic illustrations include: The late General Wadsworth; Destruction of the East Tennessee and Virginia railroad; Destruction of Rebel Schooners off Homosassa River, Florida. Also include Map of Virginia, showing the military operations of Generals Grant and Butler, and map of Richmond, Virginia, showing the defenses and railroad connections.

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    Subject

    New York (N.Y.) -- Newspapers; New York County (N.Y.) -- Newspapers; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Georgia; Virginia

    Publication Date

    1-16-1864

    Identifier

    DP0012809

    Publisher

    Harper & Brothers

    Keywords

    New York (N.Y.); Newspapers; New York County (N.Y.); United States; History; Civil War, 1861-1865; Georgia; Virginia

    Disciplines

    Archival Science | History | United States History

    File Location

    African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1794-2010.
    UCF Special Collections Manuscripts - 5th Floor -- CFM2009_02

    Extent

    16 pages; 41 cm

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