1861 illustrated CIVIL WAR newspaper w Engraved Views

Description: 1861 display newspaper with inside double page GORGEOUS POSTER-like display of Views of ALEXANDRIA, Virginia and Washington, DC just after the start of the CIVIL WAR, as Union Army troops are in the midst of fortifying both cities against CONFEDERATE attack. - inv # 1H-405 SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper (NY, NY) dated June 22, 1861 with inside GORGEOUS Fold-out POSTER-LIKE display with Views of ALEXANDRIA, Virginia and Washington, DC just after the start of the CIVIL WAR, as Union Army troops are in the midst of fortifying both cities against CONFEDERATE attack. Washington was surrounded by hostiles the entire war and large forces had to be drained from the fronts to protect the POTOMAC RIVER basin. BEAUTIFUL Display Poster in this 1861 newspaper! UNION TROOPS fortify Washington, DC and its sister city, ALEXANDRIA, Virginia!! This 22" X 16" poster is Perfect for framing and displaying by a present-day resident to Alexandria, VA or Washington, DC !! This poster is unique and desirable in that it has NO centerfold holes, as most Harper's Weekly illustrations do. This is a large fold-out piece, attached to the rest of the paper at the edge. A GORGEOUS piece!! The city of Alexandria was a major market in the American slave trade, and pro-slavery residents feared that abolitionists in Congress would end slavery in the District, further depressing the economy. Alexandria's citizens petitioned Virginia to take back the land it had donated to form the District, through a process known as retrocession. The Virginia General Assembly voted in February 1846 to accept the return of Alexandria and on July 9, 1846, Congress agreed to return all the territory that had been ceded by Virginia. Therefore, the District's current area consists only of the portion originally donated by Maryland. Confirming the fears of pro-slavery Alexandrians, the Compromise of 1850 outlawed the slave trade in the District, although not slavery itself. The outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861 led to expansion of the federal government and notable growth in the District's population, including a large influx of freed slaves. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act in 1862, which ended slavery in the District of Columbia and freed about 3,100 enslaved persons, nine months prior to the Emancipation Proclamation. In 1868, Congress granted the District's African American male residents the right to vote in municipal elections. Very good condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 45 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 40+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.

Price: 25 USD

Location: Oxford, Maryland

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