1862 Civil War Map - Natchez MS ...

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May 29, 1862

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 29, 1862.

* Natchez Mississippi MS - Hanover VA - Vicksburg MS and more
* Original Civil War era complete issue w/ MAP on cotton & rag paper * The War Against Slavery, Abraham Lincoln's War, the 2nd War For Independence
* Great reading and/or would make a unique gift idea

This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following FRONT PAGE Map: "THE SURRENDER OF NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI, Map Showing the Position of Natchez, the City 'Over,' and the City 'Under' the Hill, the Plantations, Roads and Railroad in the Vicinity, and the Topography of the Surroundings Region"

Headlines in this issue includes: "LATE AND IMPORTANT" "Further Particulars of the Battle at Hanover Court-House" "Heavy Losses Suffered by the Enemy" "Excitement In Maryland" "From Gen. McClellan's Army" "A Hard Battle Expected Before Entering Richmond" and much more. Nice to read about the Civil War as it was happening. MAKES A GREAT UNIQUE GIFT.

The Battle of Hanover Courthouse, also known as the Battle of Slash Church, took place on May 27, 1862 in Hanover County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.

On May 27, elements of Brigadier General Fitz John Porter's V Corps extended north to protect the right flank of Major General George B. McClellan's Union Army of the Potomac that now straddled the Chickahominy River. Porter's objective was to cut the railroad and to open the Telegraph Road for Union reinforcements under Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell that were marching south from Fredericksburg. Confederate forces, attempting to prevent this maneuver, were defeated just south of Hanover Courthouse after a stiff fight. The Union victory was moot, however, for McDowell's reinforcements were recalled to Fredericksburg upon word of Nathaniel P. Banks's rout at First Winchester.