THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, August 12, 1861 

* Fort Sumter Charleston, South Carolina 
* Rare Confederate title from North Carolina 

This is one of just a few newspapers which printed "Confederates States Of America" in the dateline (see photos).

The entire front page is taken up with advertisements. Page 2 begins with an interesting editorial which starts with: "It is evidently with the greatest difficulty that the blood and thunder politicians of the North can keep their people up to the scratch as against the South The whole population of that section appears to have gone almost crazy after the capture of Fort Sumter..." with much more (see photos for portions).

Also on pg. 2 are: "Evacuation of Fort Sumter--Secret History" "The War--What They Say in England" "Abandonment of Fort Sumter" and an items noting: "The Northern papers talk of drafting to fill up the ranks of the five hundred regiments that Mr. Lincoln is to get, wherewithal to subjugate the South! They may draft men, but they will never get an army of soldiers by such means." Also on pg. 2: "Horace Greeley Hung in Effigy" "Power & lead in North Carolina" "On Saturday" "Skirmish at Rich Spring" and other smaller item.

Page 3 is taken up with ads including several "Reward" ads including two for desertion and one for a runaway slave.

Complete with four pages, 15 1/2 by 22 inches, slightly irregular at the blank spine margin, but otherwise in nice condition.