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Item Code: 668-241
Full eight-page issue of the New York Times for July 4, 1863. Some of the headlines along the left edge of the paper are:
THE GREAT BATTLES
OUR SPECIAL TELEGRAMS FROM THE BATLE FIELD TO 10 A.M. YESTERDAY
FULL DETAILS OF THE BATTLE WEDNESDAY
NO FIGHTING THURSDAY UNTIL FOUR AND A HALF P.M.
A TERRIBLE BATTLE THEN COMMENCED LASTING UNTIL DARK
THE ENEMY REPULSED AT ALL POINTS
THE THIRD BATTLE COMMENCED YESTERDAY MORNING AT DAYLIGHT
THE REBELS THE ATTACKING PARTY
NO IMPRESSION MADE ON OUR LINES
THE DEATH OF LONGSTREET, AND BARKSDALE OF MISSISSIPPI
OTHER PROMINENT REBEL OFFICERS KILLED OR WOUNDED
Front page also lists casualties from the Iron Brigade as well as the 83rd and 94th New York.
Paper is in overall good condition with minor browning and wear around the edges. Lower front page has a three-corner tear but there is NO missing paper.
Very interesting to read knowing what we know today. [ad]
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