Newspaper Printed On Wall Paper During The Civil War
A 1849 Vicksburg Daily Citizen copy printed on wall paper is republished for readers. The paper, preserved by E. Buckmaster of Unionville, shows Union soldiers obtained it after Vicksburg fell and most of the issue was ready before the capture but printed shortly after by Union army printers.
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Maryland
Washington City
Pennsylvania
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Ohio
Midway
Mohammed
Death and War News From Vicksburg Side
The July 2 1863 issue reports Mrs Cisco killed on Jackson road and Jerre Askew wounded and died, plus Lieut Col Griffin killed. It notes Confederate morale and Confederate beef jokes, calls for prudence over flour and corn prices, details Lee’s Virginia victories, and criticizes local discipline and looting by soldiers. It also mocks Grant and hints at Fourth of July events in Vicksburg.
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Smith
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Virginia
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Hooker
Shengui
Vailey
Winchester
Maryland
Hagerstown
Wauhing City
Baltimore
Moor
Washington Star News from Civil War Fronts
Reported from Fayette County to Washington indicates rebel forces advancing toward Pittsburgh via the National Road. Union pickets near Grantsville Maryland and Fairfax area casualties, with cavalry and infantry operations around McConnelsburg Chambersburg and Williamsport. Rebels hold river north bank near Cumberland to Harpers Ferry, with heavy estimates near Williamsport and Frederick, Maryland.
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Washington Star
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United States
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Fenn
Washington
Hooker
Fairfax
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New York Cavalry
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Uston
Col. Lawrence
127Th Pennsylvania Regiment
Chambersburg
Couch
Hagerstown
Williamsport
Potomac River
Harpers’ Ferry
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Boonsboro
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Rhodes
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Walianesport
Rebels Near Gettysburg Threaten Northern Rail Route
Richmond and Harrisburg dispatches describe rebel forces moving through Maryland and Pennsylvania, with Jenkins 700 mounted infantry and 20,000-like numbers at Williamsport. Reports claim heavy artillery, raids on Frederick, and preparations to defend Baltimore as Gettysburg looms.
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Savannah
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Webb
Atlanta
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Brunawick
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Nassau
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Penn
Herald
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Mercersburg
Waynesboro
Gettysburg
Harrising
South Mountain
New York
Harrisburg
Hagerstown
Monocky Station
Cale
Maryland Cavalry
Frederick
Williamsport
Last Wall Paper Citizen Ends Its Run
A July 4 1863 note marks the final issue of the paper famed for Union praise and Southern quips. It notes Gen Grant’s victory in Vicksburg and the paper’s demise as printers craft a farewell epitaph to its era.
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Union
Vicksburg
Grant
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