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General Turner Ashby... Robert E. Lee... The Confederate version of "Harper's Weekly"...
General Turner Ashby... Robert E. Lee... The Confederate version of "Harper's Weekly"...
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October 18, 1862
SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, October 18, 1862 A very rare publication from the Confederacy, only a few issues of which having come into our inventory over the past 35 years. Although much of the content was literary in nature, there are news reports and a few illustrations.
The front page is dominated by a nice print of General Turner Ashby on his horse, the balance of the front page taken up with a biography of him which carries over to page 2 as well.
Page 4 has some interesting editorial reporting on the current events of the Civil War under the heading: "The Times", including in part: "Since our last issue, the two armies on the Potomac have kept remarkably quiet...The larger portion of the Yankees seem to be still in Maryland...General Lee has just issued an address to his troops...He recounts the splendid successes which have attended their exertions from the first day of the battles before Richmond. He tells them that they captured Harper's Ferry...in spite of the efforts of McClellan...General Lee does not doubt, nor do we, that he will be met...with the same vigor & constancy as before..." and so much more (see). This is followed by: "'Compensations of the War" and then "Rather Premature". Most of the balance of the issue is taken up with literary items, including a poem on the back page titled: "Jackson's Foot-Cavalry" (see).
Begun on September 13, 1862 the "Southern Illustrated News" sought to fill the void left when the Southern States lost access to Harper’s Weekly and other illustrated newspapers from the North. In its “Salutatory,” in the first issue the editors state: "...We propose to issue an Illustrated Family Newspaper…devoted to literature, to public instruction and amusement, to general news, and to the cause of our country in this trying hour when she is engaged in a terrible, but resolute and hopeful struggle for her liberty and independence..." Although it could be argued it never lived up to all of these goals as reports from the war were very limited, it was an important publication nonetheless. At its peak boasting as many subscribers as the largest daily paper in Richmond. As with all Southern publications it suffered from lack of supplies, reporters, artists and engravers as many had been drafted either into the military or into the service of the Confederate administration to engrave paper money and stamps. The engravings were crude when compared to Yankee publications.
Complete in 8 pages, very nice condition. This is the volume 1 number 6 issue.
Category: Confederate
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