1865 Confederate Civil War newspaper w CAPTURE of WILMINGTON NC & CHARLESTON SC

Description: 1865 Confederate Civil War newspaper with news of the CAPTURE of WILMINGTON North Carolina & CHARLESTON South Carolina 1865 Confederate Civil War newspaper with coverage of the CAPTURE of WILMINGTON North Carolina & CHARLESTON South Carolina by Union forces - inv # 3L-331 Please visit our EBAY STORE for THOUSANDS MORE HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS for SALE or at auction SEE PHOTO(s) - COMPLETE ORIGINAL CONFEDERATE Civil War NEWSPAPER, the Richmond Daily Dispatch (VA) dated Feb 27, 1865. This original Confederate Civil War newspaper from late in the Civil War contains news of the capture of Wilmington, NC and Charleston, SC by Union forces. It also contains news of the Confederate perspective on the possible use of NEGR0 SOLDIERS to fight for the Confederacy. Wilmington, North Carolina, was a major port for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. It was the last port to fall to the Union Army (Feb. 1865), completing its blockade of the Atlantic coast. Wilmington was not captured by Union forces until February 22, 1865, approximately one month after the fall of Fort Fisher. The Battle of Wilmington consisted of a series of three small engagements near the Cape Fear River that led to the abandonment of the city by the Confederate forces under General Braxton Bragg. Before leaving, Bragg ordered the large quantities of bales of cotton and tobacco burned to prevent their falling into Union hands. Maj. Gen. Jacob D. Cox led the first Federal troops into Wilmington, and his forces occupied the city for the rest of the war. As almost all the military action was at some distance from the city, a number of antebellum homes and other buildings have survived in downtown Wilmington. Charleston, South Carolina, was a hotbed of secession at the start of the American Civil War and an important Atlantic Ocean port city for the fledgling Confederate States of America. The first shots against the Federal government were those fired there by cadets of the Citadel to stop a ship from resupplying the Federally held Fort Sumter. Three months later, the bombardment of Fort Sumter triggered a massive call for Federal troops to put down the rebellion. Although the city and its surrounding fortifications were repeatedly targeted by the Union Army and Navy, Charleston did not fall to Federal forces until the last months of the war. Charleston was devastated. As Gen. Sherman marched through South Carolina, the situation for Charleston became ever more precarious. On February 15, 1865, Gen. Beauregard ordered the evacuation of remaining Confederate forces. On February 18, the mayor surrendered the city to General Alexander Schimmelfennig, and Union troops moved in, taking control of key sites. The first soldiers to enter the city were members of the 21st Infantry Regiment of the US Colored Troops and the 55th Massachusetts Infantry, another Black regiment, singing "John Brown's Body". This Confederate Civil War newspaper is 4 pages (2 leafs). Most Confederate Civil War newspapers lack bold single column headlines as were common in Northern newspapers; however, the defiant prose found in Southern newspapers more than makes up for the lack of headlines ! Confederate Civil War newspapers are much scarcer, and much more in demand with collectors than Northern newspapers. Very good condition. This listing includes the complete entire original Confederate Civil War 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. 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Location: Oxford, Maryland

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