Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold

Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold

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Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
  • Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold
Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold

Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold

$60.00
Harper’s Weekly – May 10, 1862 – War on the Mississippi • Capture of New Orleans • Massive Mississippi Map • Yorktown Centerfold HARPER’S WEEKLY, New York, May 10, 1862 A powerful and highly displayable Civil War issue centered on the Union assault along the Mississippi, including New Orleans, Forts Jackson & St. Philip, Flag-Officer Farragut, and a huge Mississippi River campaign map. Complete in 16 pages. --- ⭐ Highlights & Notable Engravings ⚔️ Front Page – Dramatic Wartime Scenes “A Rebel Captain Forcing Negroes to Load Cannon Under the Fire of Berdan’s Sharpshooters” — a gripping and historically important image. Portrait of Major-General O. M. Mitchell 🏙 Full-Page View – “The City of New Orleans, Taken by the Union Forces” A sweeping, beautifully detailed cityscape capturing the fall of New Orleans, the most strategically important Southern city of the war. 🚢 The Union Navy on the Move Half-page engravings include: Flag-Officer Farragut’s Gulf Squadron & Commodore Porter’s Mortar Fleet Reconnaissance of Forts Jackson & St. Philip — scenes from the dramatic naval approach that opened the river. 🗺 Full-Page Campaign Map – “The Mississippi River From Its Mouth to Cairo” A collector favorite — a massive vertical map showing: New Orleans • Baton Rouge • Vicksburg • Memphis • Island No. 10 • Fort Wright • Columbus • Cairo Ideal for framing. 🌄 Double-Page Centerfold – “Yorktown, Gloucester & Scenes in the Camps Before Yorktown” Multiple vignettes showing camp life, fortifications, artillery, and picket lines from the Peninsula Campaign. 🚤 Additional Mississippi River Warfare Prints “Bird’s-Eye View of the Federal Flotilla Descending the Mississippi to Attack Fort Wright” “Reconnaissance of Fort Wright by the Gun Boats & Mortar Fleet” Portrait of Brigadier-General Quincy A. Gilmore 🗞 Back Page Civil War Cartoons Three satirical engravings capturing the political climate of 1862. --- 📝 Condition Good for an original 1862 newspaper. Expected age toning & light edge wear Small tears and binding holes along spine Some foxing and spots typical of Civil War newsprint One or two pages with creases or cracks in the fold All content complete and engravings clear 📸 I photograph every single page. Please look closely at the images and ask any questions — details matter, and I’m happy to clarify anything. --- 🖼 Archival Framing Available You may choose standout engravings to have professionally framed: New Orleans full-page city view Mississippi River campaign map Yorktown double centerfold Farragut squadron scenes Includes acid-free matting, UV-protective acrylic, and archival backing. --- 📦 Shipping Ships flat, never rolled Archival-safe packaging Fully insured Combined shipping available --- 📌 SEO Tags Harper’s Weekly 1862, New Orleans captured, Mississippi River Civil War map, Farragut mortar fleet, Fort Jackson Fort St. Philip, Yorktown Peninsula Campaign engravings, Civil War naval prints, 19th century illustrated newspaper, Civil War Mississippi operations, original Union navy engravings

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