Description: 1861 Civil War newspaper BALTIMORE PRATT STREET RIOT in Maryland + PROCLAMATION of Abe Lincoln beginning the blockade of Confederate ports - inv # 1H-025 Please visit our EBAY STORE for THOUSANDS MORE HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS for SALE or at auction SEE PHOTO(s) - COMPLETE ORIGINAL weekly Civil War NEWSPAPER, the Boston Weekly Journal (MA) dated April 25, 1861. This newspaper contains front page headlines and news coverage of the PRATT STREET RIOT in BALTIMORE, Maryland - considered to be the "first blood" of the Civil War.This also contains a summary of the Proclamation signed in type by President ABRAHAM LINCOLN on the BLOCKADE of SOUTHERN PORTS.The Baltimore riot of 1861 (also called the "Pratt Street Riots" and the "Pratt Street Massacre") was a civil conflict on Friday, April 19, 1861, on Pratt Street, in Baltimore, Maryland. It occurred between antiwar "Copperhead" Democrats (the largest party in Maryland) and other Southern/Confederate sympathizers on one side, and on the other, members of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania state militia regiments en route to the national capital at Washington who had been called up for federal service. The fighting began at the President Street Station, spreading throughout President Street and subsequently to Howard Street, where it ended at the Camden Street Station. The riot produced the first deaths by hostile action in the American Civil War and is often called the "first bloodshed of the Civil War". Very Good Condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper. VINTAGE BOOKS AND FINE ART stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is original printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description, unless clearly stated as a reproduction in the header AND text body. U.S. buyers pay calculated priority postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We accept payment by PAYPAL. We ship packages daily. This is truly a piece OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution
Price: 45 USD
Location: Oxford, Maryland
End Time: 2024-10-31T18:00:25.000Z
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