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[Broadside describing the Confederate attack of Fort Sumter, South Carolina]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01545.06 Author/Creator: Place Written: Marietta, Ohio Type: Broadside Date: 13 April 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 27 cm, Width: 17.3 cm Order a Copy

Describing the first engagement of the Civil War, this broadside states "Washington in Danger! Rebel Victory! ... The Confederate Flag to Wave Over the Federal Capitol!" Includes various paragraphs regarding the Confederate victory. Contains reports on the engagement from Virginia, Rhode Island, Alabama, Massachusetts, New York, Georgia and South Carolina. Describes how President Abraham Lincoln heard news of the attack. A pencil note instructs "Keep Curio" and indicates origin in Marietta, Ohio. Docketed in pencil, possibly at a later date.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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