The Evening Post Newspaper 1861 Civil War Pages

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“THE EVENING POST”, New York NY includes 2 sheets, 4 unnumbered pages. 31.5” high by 26.5” wide, dated Dec. 20, 1861 (Olmstead Sanitary Commission report on the employment of escaped slaves at Fort Monroe (p. 1, col 1-3…; Capture of a female spy in Washington D.C (p. 1, col 1); Shortage of small silver coins (p. 1, col. 3…Plan to have 7th Regiment man a harbor fort in preparation for Canadian invasion (p. 2, col. 7) [Condition: Margin tears, loss of text. Heavy creasing along vertical & horizontal folds. Fair,] together with “THE SUN” New York. 19” high by 12” wide. 4 unnumbered pages dated January 14, 1863 Secretary Chase on why soldiers not being paid (p. 1, col. 2)…Search for ways to fund pay of soldiers. (p. 2, col. 1)…. Genl. Burnside plans to capture Richmond. (p. 2, col. 2)… Changing social expectations of Negro servants in the Confederacy. (p. 2, col. 2)…Suffering of the Chinese during the Taiping Rebellion. (p. 2, col. 2).[Condition: margin & center fold tears, one mended, some tears affecting text. Limited soiling. Overall Fair.] together with “PICTORIAL WAR RECORD – BATTLES OF THE LATE CIVIL WAR”: p. 73-80. 16.5” high by 11.75” wide, dated Nov. 04, 1882 Illustrations include – Union pickets before Richmond (p. 73)…Burning Dead Horses at Fair Oaks (p. 74)…Fort Royal (p. 75)…Hospital at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. (p. 78)…Confederate raid at Garlick Sta. Va. (p. 76-77)… [Condition: Uncut, minor soiling. ]