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Civil War Scrapbook
Civil War Scrapbook, 6”x9.5”x1.75”. Title on spine, Scrap Book 1865, Incidents of the War. On the pages of a book, a collector has pasted newspaper clipping on both sides of each page. Clipping starts with Rebel Treatment of Union Prisoners then onto Gettysburg Laying the Cornerstone of the Soldiers Monument and the following are just a small sample of clippings. The assault upon Mr. Seward, The Capture of Mobile, The Nations Heroes, Enthusiastic Greeting to Gen. Sherman and his Heroes, Capture of Jeff Davis, Details of Jeff Davis Capture, Joe Johnston Disbandment of His Forces, News of the President’s Assassination in Europe, Surrender of Johnston and His Whole Army to Sherman, The Funeral Train, Terrible Steamboat Disaster Fourteen Hundred Soldier’s Lives Lost, The Andersonville Dead Twelve thousand Graves Marked, Report of Gen. Grant, The Siege of Vicksburg, Men of Color to Arms by Frederick Douglas, The Policy of a Negro Army, The Evacuation of Richmond and so much more in between. Pages all in good condition, covers loose but intact. A treasure trove of information put together during war time.........$275.00
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