{"product_id":"1867-jefferson-davis-trial-bail-hearing-richmond-rebel-demonstration-jun-1","title":"1867 Jefferson Davis Trial โ€” Bail Hearing Richmond, Rebel Demonstration โ€” Jun 1","description":"๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ HARPER'S WEEKLY ยท June 1, 1867\nComplete Issue ยท New York\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nA historically exceptional issue covering one of the most charged moments of the entire Reconstruction era โ€” Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, released on bail in Richmond after two years of imprisonment in Fortress Monroe, greeted by an ecstatic Confederate crowd. Two full-page illustrations make this a primary document of the trial that defined the limits of Reconstruction justice โ€” and was never completed.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\nโš–๏ธ THE TRIAL OF JEFFERSON DAVIS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐Ÿ›๏ธ FULL PAGE โ€” \"TRIAL OF JEFFERSON DAVIS โ€” MR. O'CONOR MOVING FOR HIS RELEASE ON BAIL\"\nA full-page illustration of the treason trial of Jefferson Davis โ€” the President of the Confederate States of America, captured in May 1865 and imprisoned in Fortress Monroe, Virginia for two years before being brought to Richmond for trial. The scene depicts Charles O'Conor, the brilliant Irish-born New York attorney who led Davis's defense, moving the court for his client's release on bail. The bail hearing of May 13, 1867 became a sensation when Horace Greeley โ€” editor of the New-York Tribune and one of the most prominent Northern journalists โ€” appeared in court and signed Davis's bail bond alongside Cornelius Vanderbilt and other prominent Northern figures, causing furious public backlash. Davis was released on $100,000 bail. The treason trial dragged on for years, was repeatedly postponed, and was ultimately dropped in 1869 when President Grant issued a general amnesty โ€” meaning Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, was never convicted of treason. A primary document of the most consequential legal proceeding of the Reconstruction era.\n\n๐ŸŽ‰ FULL FRONT PAGE โ€” \"JEFF DAVIS LEAVING THE COURT HOUSE AT RICHMOND โ€” DEMONSTRATION OF THE REBEL CITIZENS\"\nA dramatic full front-page illustration of Jefferson Davis leaving the Richmond courthouse after his bail hearing โ€” greeted by an ecstatic crowd of Confederate sympathizers in scenes that horrified the Northern press. The \"demonstration of rebel citizens\" captured here was a pointed editorial statement: the Confederacy's president walked free while Black Americans were still fighting for the right to vote, and his supporters were already celebrating what they saw as vindication. Published in the same weeks that Harper's Weekly was running its most powerful Reconstruction cartoons, this front page is a primary document of the contradictions and failures of Reconstruction justice. A significant and highly collectible piece of Civil War, Confederate, and Reconstruction history.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“‹ CONDITION\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nI photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions โ€” I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“Œ DETAILS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nPublication ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Harper's Weekly\nDate ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท June 1, 1867\nCity ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท New York\nFormat ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Illustrated newspaper, complete in 16 pages\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“ฆ SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nโ€ข Stored in an acid-free protective bag and flat-shipped in a padded envelope with heavy cardboard reinforcement\nโ€ข Fully tracked for your peace of mind\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ” SEO TAGS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nJefferson Davis trial 1867, Jeff Davis bail hearing, Jefferson Davis treason trial, Jeff Davis Richmond courthouse, Confederate president trial antique, Jefferson Davis bail bond, O'Conor Jefferson Davis defense, Horace Greeley Davis bail, Vanderbilt Davis bail antique, Jefferson Davis released antique, Davis Fortress Monroe, Confederate treason trial, Jefferson Davis never convicted, Jeff Davis leaving courthouse, rebel citizens demonstration, Richmond rebel crowd antique, Confederate sympathizers antique, Reconstruction justice antique, Jefferson Davis primary document, Civil War Confederate antique, Davis treason antique print, Harper's Weekly 1867, antique newspaper 1867, Reconstruction era newspaper, Victorian illustrated newspaper, antique illustration engraving, framing quality print, Confederate history collector, Jefferson Davis collector, Civil War collector, history lover gift, rare newspaper collectible, museum quality ephemera","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264015691996,"sku":null,"price":38.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/794cac68-il_fullxfull.8315538264_kfln.jpg?v=1786496652","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1867-jefferson-davis-trial-bail-hearing-richmond-rebel-demonstration-jun-1","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}