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November 11, 1865

NEW-YORK TIMES, Nov. 11, 1865.

* Captain Henry Wirz
* Andersonville Prison, Georgia
* Execution


Front page has: "Execution Of Wirz" , "Closing Scenes in the Life of the Andersonville Jailor" , "Farewell Interview with his Associate, J.H. Winder", "Final Effort of His Counsel to Obtain Executive Clemency," "Firm Demeanor of the Prisoner on the Scaffold" , "He Asserts His Innocence to the Last" , "A Remarkable Attempt to Poison Him Just Brought to Light" , "A Bolus of Strychnine Conveyed to Him by His Wife", and much more.

Printing crease slightly affects first four heads, slight printing crease in the text. Other news of the day throughout. 8 pages in good condition. otherwise.

Category: Post-Civil War