1861 Civil War newspaper w display headline SECESSION of VIRGINIA from the UNION

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1861 Civil War newspaper w display headline SECESSION of VIRGINIA from the UNION
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SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE, ORIGINAL Civil War NEWSPAPER, the
NY Tribune
dated April 19, 1861.
This newspaper contains inside page "stacked" headlines and news that
VIRGINIA HAS SECEDED from the UNION
.
The
Commonwealth of Virginia
was a prominent part of the
Confederate States of America
during the
American Civil War
. The convention called to act for the state during the secession crisis opened on February 13, 1861, after seven seceding states had formed the Confederacy on February 4. Unionist delegates dominated the convention and defeated a motion to secede on April 4. The convention deliberated for several months, but on April 15 President
Abraham Lincoln
called for troops from all states still in the
Union
in response to the Confederate capture of
Fort Sumter
. On April 17, the Virginia convention voted to secede, pending ratification of the decision by the voters.
With the entry of Virginia into the Confederacy, a decision was made in May to move the Confederate capital from
Montgomery, Alabama
, to Richmond, in part because the defense of Virginia's capital was deemed strategically vital to the Confederacy's survival regardless of its political status. Virginians ratified the articles of secession on May 23. The following day, the
Union army
moved into
northern Virginia
and captured
Alexandria
without a fight.
Very good condition. The pages are not attached at the spine after being carefully removed from a bound volume of newspapers. No loss of any text. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package.
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