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Uniform Title: Harper's Weekly.
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Alternative Title: Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. Vol. VIII, No. 386, Saturday, May 21, 1864.
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Newspapers
Newspaper Illustrations
Date Created: 1864-01-16
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Extent: 16 pages; 41 cm
Physical Description: Large size newspaper, with lithographic illustrations.
Language(s): English
Identifier: DP0012809 (IID)
Description: Saturday, May 21, 1864 issue of the Harper's Weekly. Featuring General Sherman's Advance in the American Civil War. With many lithographs. Cover lithograph: General Sherman's Advance- Buzzard's Roost Pass, Georgia. Centerfold lithograph: Grand musical festival in Philadelphia in aid of the Sanitary Commission; Departure of the Union Fleet from Newport News, Virginia, on May 4, 1864- From a sketch by a naval officer; Arrival of General Butler's advance at City Point, Virginia, on May 5, 1864- From a sketch by a naval office. Other lithographic illustrations include: The late General Wadsworth; Destruction of the East Tennessee and Virginia railroad; Destruction of Rebel Schooners off Homosassa River, Florida. Also include Map of Virginia, showing the military operations of Generals Grant and Butler, and map of Richmond, Virginia, showing the defenses and railroad connections.
Provenance: Acquired by Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries from Carol Mundy, the collector of African-Americana.
Digital Reproduction Specifications: Digitized by the University of Central Florida Libraries. Jpeg and Jpeg2000 images were derived from 400 dpi tiffs scanned on a Copibook scanner.
Subject(s): New York (N.Y.) -- Newspapers
New York County (N.Y.) -- Newspapers
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Georgia
Virginia
Held by: University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collection & University Archives
Links: http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0012809
Use and Reproduction: This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816, (407) 823-2576.
Host Institution: UCF
Is Part Of: Civil War in the American South.
http://www.american-south.org/ This item is made available to the ASERL Civil War in the American South portal.
Is Part Of: African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1794-2010.
UCF Special Collections Manuscripts - 5th Floor -- CFM2009_02
The Carol Mundy Collection Finding Aid