HARPER’S WEEKLY, NEW YORK, JUNE 27, 1863 – VICKSBURG / PORT HUDSON

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Vol. VII—No. 339. 16 pp. [401-416], four columns, with numerous stories, illustrations and cartoons. The front cover features a full page action sketch of a sharpshooter scene—“In the Trenches Before Vicksburg—Lieutenant-Colonel Strong takes a Shot.” [Killing a Rebel sharpshooter who had fired at Strong’s hat, placed as a decoy.] Internal illustrations include three more Vicksburg landscape sketches—“The Approaches to Vicksburg—The Centre Under McPherson,” “Cotton Bridge Over the Black River”, “The Arrival of Two Thousand Vicksburg Prisoners at Fort Delaware.” Also two action sketches from the earlier 2nd Battle of Fredericksburg--[prelude to Chancellorsville]: “Shelling the Rebel Rifle-Pits on the Rappahannock Previous to Sedgwick’s [6th Corps] Crossing,” and the “Effects of Shells on Rebel Rifle-Pits , As Seen After the Crossing.” Also two full page sketches of General Grover and General Augur’s Divisions in action at Port Hudson.

Exhibits mounting dots and light chipping along left margin. Top edges of pages did not get cut apart when the paper was printed; does fold out normally to show center sketches. All pages are accessible, just need to be folded open. Else fine, w/smooth Cover. Solid issue, superb illustrations. In protective sleeve w/white card backing. [jp/ld] [ph:L]

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