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Alfred H. Colquitt....
Alfred H. Colquitt... The Confederate version of "Harper's Weekly"...
Alfred H. Colquitt....
Alfred H. Colquitt... The Confederate version of "Harper's Weekly"...
Item # 582859
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May 09, 1863
SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, May 9, 1863 A very rare publication from the Confederacy which seldom comes to the collector market. Although much of the content was literary in nature, there are news reports and a few illustrations.
The front page has a nice illustration of: "Brigadier-General Alfred Holt Colquitt" with a front page biography of him which carries over take take a column on page 3 as well, focusing on his leadership in the on-going Civil War (see).
Page 2 has over a full column headed: "The Times" which reports on the latest news from the various war fronts. Among the reports are: "...the enemy has crossed in force at Fredericksburg & also at a point five miles below...The enemy thinks, doubtless to catch Lee in a weakened condition & hope to accomplish their designs before Longstreet can be re-called from Suffolk. But Lee, we suspect, has men enough left to give him a sound drubbing. Another object may be to get a battle out of the men whose term of enlistment expires in May. Poor devils! They are to be killed off simply to gratify the malignity of their Abolition masters...Human beings are regarded by the heartless tyranny at Washington as so much inanimate matter to be worked up to the best advantage regardless of the terrible carnage...By way of Chattanooga we hear that the official report of the Yankees killed & wounded in the battle of Murfreesboro shows that their loss was 19,340..." with much more on the Civil War (see).
The back page has a very nice two panel cartoon on the Civil War headed: "Running The Blockade" (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.
Eight pages, in very nice, clean condition.
Category: Confederate
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