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Front page print of General Braxton Bragg... The Battle of Chickamauga...
Front page print of General Braxton Bragg... The Battle of Chickamauga...
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October 03, 1863
SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, Oct. 3, 1863 This is one of the more unusual issues of this title as he front page features not one but two prints of military leaders: "Gen. Mansfield Lovell" and "Gen. Braxton Bragg, the Hero of Chickamauga". Much of the balance of the ftpg. has a biography of Lovell, but just a brief statement concerning Bragg (see).
Inside has over a column taken up with: "The Times" being a review of the latest war-related events. The text begins: "The reign of silence, the memory of disaster, the melancholy brooding over impending trial & bitter apprehension, are gone--smothered in the smoke & transformed into joy in the light of the victory in the Southwest..." with more concerning this, being the Battle of Chickamauga. The text includes much detail on the battle (see).
Other items in this issue include: "Extortion" and "A Blockade Correspondence" and "Army Organization" which focuses on the medical services in the French army.
Complete in 16 pages, a repair to an upper corner of the first two leaves does not touch any text, a bit irregular at the spine, generally good condition.
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.
Category: Confederate
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