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General William Lewis Cabell on the front page of a Confederate newspaper...
General William Lewis Cabell on the front page of a Confederate newspaper...
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November 29, 1862
SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, Nov. 29, 1862
* Very rare Confederate title
* General William Lewis Cabell
Although much of the content was literary in nature, there are news reports and a few illustrations.
The front page features an engraving of "General William Lewis Cabell" with much of the front page taken up with a biography on him (see for portions).
Page 2 has some interesting editorial reporting on the current events of the Civil War, a few bits including: "The attention of the public has been fixed for the last week upon the various movements in & around Fredericksburg...A cannonade, which lasted several hours, took place at a ford two miles above the town...Yankees published an account of a skirmish in which they captured or killed nearly all of Inboden's force. It is scarcely necessary to say that this was a lie out of the whole cloth...The Yankees have been committing the usual atrocities in North Carolina...Dissatisfaction still runs high in the Yankee army at the decapitation of McClellan. He was but a poor stick, it is true, but he was the best they had." (see). Also on page 2: "Vicksburg--The Hanging of the Gamblers" & "Confederate Generals" and more.
The back page has a cartoon which shows a soldier writing a letter (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, light water staining, generally nice. This is the volume 1 number 12 issue.
Category: Confederate
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