HARPERS WEEKLY CIVIL WAR 1/28/1865. SHERMAN IN SAVANNAH. BATTLE AT FEDERAL POINT

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Here's a description of the Harper's Weekly newspaper pages shown above
(The yellow tone shown in the images is a camera problem. The pages are actually just lightly tanned)
1. Front page with three images:
a. The Ocean Monitor “Dictator”
b. Hon. William Dennison, Postmaster General
c. General H.
W. Slocum
2. Tween Decks After Action - News From Home
View of Union Sailors Catching Up on News from Papers & Letters
3. Two 1/2 Page Illustrations:
a.  New Years Day in Savannah
- General Sherman’s Reception at Mr. Green’s
b. Christmas Day in Savannah
- General Sherman’s Christmas Dinner at Mr. Green’s
4. Great Double Page Centerfold with 5 images.
a.
Bombardment of the Fortifications on Federal Point During the
Debarkation of General Butler’s Army, December 25, 1864
Identifies all the ships in the battle.
b. Landing of General Butler’s Army under Cover of the Gun-Boats
Identifies all the ships in the battle, troops landing etc
c. The Monitors in the Gale of December
d. Fleet of Army Transports at the Rendezvous off Federal Point
e. The Powder-Ship “Louisiana”
5. Two engravings:
a. Rear View of the Howlett House Battery
b. The Late Edward Everett
6.
Two 1/2 Page engravings:
a. Paris Fashions for January 1865
b.The New Water-Works at Chicago, Illinois
7. Rear Page with Cartoon
For extra protection, this item will be shipped in an acid-free folder
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