1865 Harpers Weekly Civil War Confederacy Robert E. Lee African American Soldier

Description: Harper's Weekly A Journal Of Civilization New York, Saturday, August 5, 1865 16 pages in total. about 11.5" x 16.5" An original issue of Harper's Weekly , Civil War era , 159 years old. This issue includes : Front cover illustrations : 1. Portraits of the late Rev. Alonzo Potter and the late Rev. Newton Heston ( with obituaries ) 2. The Boat Race at Poughkeepsie , New York , July 19, 1865 ( with article ) " A Plain Danger " ( essay on condition of the United States in the aftermath of the Civil War ) The Atlantic Telegraph " Petroliana " ( essay on the "petroleum problem " - insufficient production of oil , fraud perpetrated by petroleum companies , bad investments ) Miscellaneous : " Make Haste Slowly " ( more on the aftermath of the Civil War in America ) " The Rope and the Ring " ( risking life in the boxing ring vs walking a tight-rope over Niagara Falls ) " Poltroonery " ( still more Civil War aftermath ) " Domestic Intelligence " ( political situation , misc. news items , military appointments , etc. ) " Foreign News " ( England , France , etc. ) Etc., Etc. Full-page illustration : " Reception of the German Singing Societies at the City Hall Park July 15, 1865 " Full-page illustration ( with article ): " The Launch of the Iron-clad ' Dunderberg ', July 22, 1865 " ( a large ship with United States flags flying ) [ "Dunderberg " is a Swedish word meaning " thunder (ing) mountain "; this was an ocean-going casemate ironclad of 14 guns built for the Union Navy. She resembled an enlarged, two-masted version of the Confederate casemate ironclad CSS Virginia. She was originally designed to have both gun turrets and a casemate but the turrets were deleted while the ship was still being built. Construction began in 1862, but progress was slow and she was not launched until after the end of the American Civil War in 1865. France purchased this ship and commissioned her in 1867 with the name " Rochambeau ." ) " Interesting Items " ( an assortment of anecdotes and curious incidents , including " A Baby Thief ," " The Floating Chinese ," " Funeral of a Bee," etc. ) --------- A pair of full-page centerfold illustrations by Thomas Nast : Columbia considering why she should pardon Confederate troops who are begging for forgiveness when an African American Union soldier with an amputated leg does not have the right to vote. 1. " Pardon - Columbia , " Shall I Trust These Men ..... " ( this is a full-page illustration showing the aftermath of the Civil War : General Robert E. Lee and other Confederate generals and Southern political leaders ask for " pardon " from the symbol of the Union ... but Columbia appears doubtful. ) 2. " Franchise - Columbia , " ....And Not This Man ? " ( this illustration shows Columbia advocating for an African American Union soldier with an amputated leg does not have the right to vote. The soldier stands on one leg with crutches and his cap in his hand. Beneath his remaining foot is a rug with the seven stars of the flag of the seven original Confederate states : South Carolina , Mississippi , Florida , Alabama , Georgia , Louisiana and Texas ) ( Thomas Nast [1840-1902], German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist, is considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon".) -------- " The Revolution in Hayti " ( an article on Haiti ) Illustrations , " Views in Hayti " : 1. View of Cape Haytien from the sea [ Cap-Haitien ] 2. A Street in Cape Haytien 3. Corps D'Afrique , Port-Au-Prince ( soldiers ) 4. A Belle of Cape Haytien ( woman on a donkey ) 5. Place Du Geffrard , Port-Au-Prince Portrait : Major General Charles Griffin ( from a photograph by Matthew Brady ) Portrait : Mr. Clarence A. Seward ( from a photograph by C. Etynge ) View of the Tredegar Iron Works at Richmond , Virginia ( from a photograph ; The Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia , was the biggest ironworks in the Confederacy during the American Civil War, and a significant factor in the decision to make Richmond the Confederacy capital ) " Going Into House-Keeping " ( a man's experience of buying a house for the first time ; his new acquisition and a home-owner's troubles ) Advertisements ------------ Condition. As-found. All 16 pages are present. The pages are worn at the edges. Each of the pages has one or two 1-3" horizontal tears at the edge. Name in pencil at the top of the "Pardon" illustration ( probably the original owner, " Samuel M. White "). ( see the photos ) Original, 159 years old. Carefully packed for shipment to the buyer.

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