LOT CIVIL WAR CLIPS FEBRUARY1862 FORT DONELSON FORT HENRY NASHVILLE & MORE!

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This listing is for a big lot of civil war newspaper clippings dated February 19 - 28, 1862. Because of the number of clippings and the way they are organized, I couldn't easily get pictures of them in detail without mixing up the organization. But I will describe in detail as many of them as possible here:
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There are stories about General Charles Smith (April 24, 1807 – April 25, 1862), a career United States Army officer who served as a Union General in the American Civil War.  The old soldier led his division of raw volunteers with success at the Battle of Fort Donelson in February 1862. He personally led the attack on the Confederate right flank. The article describes Smith's assault.
-Another clipping describes a decision of the United States Supreme Court in The Great Western Transportation Company v. Charles H. Matthews, Morgan, et. al.
-The next clipping is titled, "The Despair of the Rebel Press;" it basically tries to encourage southern states to buck up despite recent losses.
-There are clippings about General Henry Wise, a general in the Confederate army.  (December 3, 1806 – September 12, 1876).  In early 1862, Wise was assigned to command the District of Roanoke Island, which was threatened by Union sea-borne forces. He fell ill with pleurisy and was not present for the Battle of Roanoke Island, when the island was stormed by the Union. He was blamed for the loss, but for his part complained bitterly about inadequate forces to defend the island.  His son Capt. Obediah Jennings Wise, died in 1862 under his father's command at Roanoke Island.  The articles describes one of Wise's orders, as well as a description of how he ordered his son's coffin to be opened when it arrived by steamer.
-A story about Jefferson Davis requiring more troops; a story about the feelings of the people at Norfolk after the battle on Roanoke Island; and an obituary reprinted from The Richmond Dispatch for Mrs. Jane A. Hope, formerly of Hampton, VA, descendant from "a Revolutionary stock" and daughter of late Commodore James Barron.
-The subjugation of the south (from the Richmond Dispatch); The Activity of the Federals (From the Charleston Courier); The Late Reverses - What we Yankees Have to do (From the Richmond Enquirer).  All of these were published in a single clipping from the New York Herald on February 26, 1862.
-The Union Feeling in Nashville - it reprints a FASCINATING letter dated January 7, 1862 that was found in Fort Henry after the battle.  It is from a father (southern soldier) to his son.  The father is expressing that he can't help but feel that "the South is in the wrong".  He asks his son to resign so that they can move north.  "No one here suspects my Union proclivities."  The letter ends by asking the son to destroy the letter, "as it may get you into trouble."
- The Treasury Note bill that was passed by Congress; passage of Bill authorizing the issue of certificates of indebtedness to public creditors; The government put in military possession of all railroad and telegraph lines.
-Arrival of steamship Hibernian at Portland with 80 passengers and a full cargo; movements of steamships Saxonia, Arabia, North American, City of New-York; Earl Carnarvon's discussion in Great Britain's House of Lords about three Brits being held in American until they took an oath of allegiance to the United States and Earl Russell's position on the same issue.
-The English government and the English press on American affairs; A War Debate in the Rebel Congress - Monsieur Tonson Come Again.'; The Cause and Cure of the Rebellion (lecture by the Rev. Dr. Vinton); The Bonds of the Bogus Confederacy (contains a description of the bonds and a graphic example of what they look like).
-Movements of various steamers including the Nashville and the Express;
-Escape of 13 Union prisoners from Columbia, SC;
-A New Orleans view of the Ft. Donelson victory;
-Martial law at Norfolk;
-Occupation of Nashville;
-Running the blockade;
-Cotton and tobacco;
-The impeachment of Judge E.P. Pitts of the State of Virginia;
-The rebel congress;
-Missionaries to Port Royal for the cultivation of cotton, education, etc.;
-Occupation of Nashville by Union forces (General Buell);
-Advance of Major General Banks into Virginia;
-The evacuation of Columbus - the rails of the Memphis and Ohio Railroad ordered to be torn up.
If you are a collector of Civil War memorabilia, this is a must-have for your collection!
These clippings were removed from a veeery old scrapbook.  They are in delicate condition, but can still be handled without crumbling.  Some of the clippings had been cut apart to fit within the pages of the scrapbook.  They have been reassembled (much like a jigsaw puzzle) and held together on the back by archival-quality mending tissue.
This is NOT Scotch tape!
It contains no acid or lignin and will not cause discoloring or any other damage over time.  It should not be removed.
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