{"product_id":"1865-harpers-ferry-petersburg-harpers-weekly-march-11-atlantic-cable","title":"1865 Harper's Ferry Petersburg Harper's Weekly March 11 Atlantic Cable","description":"This March 11, 1865, issue of Harper’s Weekly provides a comprehensive look at the logistical and medical infrastructure of the Union army during the final stages of the war. As the Siege of Petersburg reached its weary conclusion and the Shenandoah Valley was secured, the publication turned its eye toward the essential services keeping the soldiers in the field and the ambitious technological projects connecting the globe.\n​Title: 1865 Harper's Ferry Petersburg Harper's Weekly March 11 Atlantic Cable\n​📜 ABOUT THIS PIECE OF HISTORY 📜\n​📜 Medical Infrastructure of the Civil War: This issue is a premier resource for researchers of 19th-century military medicine. It features a detailed series of prints documenting the Field Hospital of the Ninth Army Corps, including an \"Operating Room,\" an \"Interior of a Hospital Ward,\" and the specialized \"Hospital Tent \u0026amp; Wagon.\" These images capture the sophisticated, if harrowing, systems developed to treat the thousands of casualties from the Petersburg trenches.\n​📜 Sheridan’s Logistics at Harper's Ferry: Several significant prints document the strategic importance of Harper's Ferry as a supply hub for General Sheridan’s army. Highlights include the United States Arsenal (then used for Quartermaster's stores), General Stevenson’s Headquarters, and a scenic view of the Junction of the Potomac \u0026amp; Shenandoah Rivers.\n​🌟 FEATURED HIGHLIGHTS 🌟\n​⚔️ The Siege of Petersburg:\n​Front-Page: A fascinating social history print titled \"Before Petersburg—Issuing Rations of Whisky and Quinine,\" illustrating the medicinal and morale-boosting staples of camp life.\n​Topography: A wide \"View of Petersburg From the Signal Station\" providing a perspective of the Confederate defenses from the Union's extreme left flank.\n​⚓ Naval Operations \u0026amp; Cape Fear:\n​\"Capture of Wilmington\": The front page also features Admiral Porter’s boats clearing the Cape Fear River of \"torpedoes\" (mines) and buoying the channel, a dangerous but necessary task following the fall of Fort Fisher.\n​🔌 Global Technology: The Atlantic Cable:\n​Two significant prints document the world-changing effort to lay the Atlantic Telegraph Cable. It shows the massive ship \"Great Eastern\" receiving the cable in the Medway and the intricate process of \"Coiling the Cable In One of the Tanks.\"\n​🎖️ Military Life:\n​Detailed views of the Hospital Tent \u0026amp; Wagon (both exterior and interior), showing how mobile medical units were organized to follow the advancing lines.\n​🗞️ LITERARY \u0026amp; SATIRICAL CONTENT 🗞️\n​🎭 Political Satire:\n​The back page features the cartoon \"Blessings In Disguise,\" providing a satirical look at the political or military developments of the early spring of 1865.\n​🔍 CONDITION \u0026amp; TRANSPARENCY 🔍\n​Completeness: This is the complete 16-page issue, including all medical prints, the Harper's Ferry views, and the Atlantic Cable illustrations.\n​Authenticity: Guaranteed original woodblock printing from March 11, 1865, not a modern reproduction.\n​Condition Report: This issue is in excellent historical condition. The medical and hospital prints are particularly sharp, offering a high level of detail for those interested in Civil War surgery and logistics.\n​📦 SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION 📦\n​Safe Storage: Housed in an acid-free archival folder with a Mylar overlay to protect the 161-year-old newsprint.\n​Flat Shipping: Shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement to ensure the issue arrives safely.\n​Tracked: All orders include tracking for your peace of mind.\n​🏷️ TAGS (SEO) 🏷️\n​1865 Harpers Weekly, Siege of Petersburg, Harper's Ferry Civil War, Union Field Hospital, Civil War Medicine, Atlantic Telegraph Cable, Great Eastern Ship, Admiral David Porter, March 11 1865.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264018215132,"sku":null,"price":44.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/6fb9f96d-il_fullxfull.7860036907_epht.jpg?v=1786496681","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1865-harpers-ferry-petersburg-harpers-weekly-march-11-atlantic-cable","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}