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Memphis newspaper from Jackson, Mississippi... Battle of Arkansas Post...
Memphis newspaper from Jackson, Mississippi... Battle of Arkansas Post...
Item # 580350
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February 10, 1863
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Jackson, Mississippi, February 10, 1863 See the bottom of this listing for the fascinating history of this interesting newspaper. The top of the front page has an ad headed: "Recruits Wanted!" with details as to bounties paid, etc. (see). Also on the front page: "Outrages In North Mississippi" "Twenty Day's Reign of Terror" which is from Holly Springs, Mississippi; "The Capture of Arkansas Post--Official Report of Rear Admiral Porter" which has much detail (see); "Runaways" "Late Northern News--The True Condition of Burnside's Army" and other smaller items.
The back page begins with: "The Appeal at Vicksburg" and also has: "the Federal Armies--Their Strength" "Letters From Vicksburg" "The Federal Army in Arkansas" which is yet another report on the battle of Arkansas Post; and "Our Suffering Soldiers at Vicksburg" among other items.
This newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War. Memphis was a Confederate stronghold up through the Battle of Memphis on June 6, 1862, at which time the Yankees moved in and it became a Yankee city. The "Memphis Daily Appeal", dedicated to the Southern cause rallying both civilians & soldiers, it was the most important newspaper of the region, soon famously known as the "Moving Appeal."
On June 6, 1862, the presses and plates were loaded into a boxcar and moved to Grenada, Mississippi, where it stayed for a few months, until approaching Federal troops threatened again, forcing a move in November 1862 to Jackson, Mississippi, where it published until May 1863, when Federal troops again arrived. By this time, the Appeal had gained notoriety among Union forces as a rebel sympathizer while it remained on the run. The next stop was Meridian, Mississippi, from where, one issue and two days later, the wandering journalists moved on to Mobile, Alabama, then to Montgomery, and ultimately to Atlanta, the economic heart of the Confederacy. Publication from Atlanta began in June 1863 and continued through July 1864, when it returned to Montgomery, where it published from September 1864 to April 1865. Its final move was to Columbus, Georgia, where Federal forces finally caught up with it. It resumed publication following the war in Memphis on November 5, 1865. During just a four year period this newspaper published in nine different cities. (credit: Tennessee State Library & Archives)
Complete as a single sheet newspaper with a full banner masthead, in very nice condition with a minor damp stain along the right side.
Category: Confederate
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